Environmental monitoring and reporting system for EPA cluster rule 010094

ABSTRACT

A system and method are provided for tracking and documenting environmental compliance in a pulp mill, related primarily to the bypassing of liquid hazardous pollutants from a capture and treatment system. The method and system provide continuous information regarding the input materials, the output products, and the operations of equipment in the pulping process. The continuous information is provided to a central processor for determindation of emission levels that exceed certain predetermined levels. The method and system permit personnel to verify compliance with environmental regulations, verify the reliability of pollutant collection and treatment equipment and record the actions taken to correct an inappropriate emission or equipment failure.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Non-provisional application of ProvisionalApplication Ser. No. 60/344,216 filed Dec. 21, 2001. Priority is claimedbased on the aforesaid Provisional application Ser. No. 60/344,216.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to monitoring of emissions and/or waste streamsfrom a production facility.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), prior to thepresent invention, has required monitoring and reporting on individualsources of actual or potential undesirable emissions of gaseous matteror liquid matter. These requirements have heretofore been satisfied by“end of the line” monitoring techniques. Heretofore, there has been noknown method or system for the environmental monitoring and reporting ofa combination of gaseous and liquid emissions from a productionfacility.

Of recent, the EPA combined air and water regulation applying to thepulp and paper industry, known as the Cluster Rule. This Cluster Rulewas developed to minimize and control Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP)emissions via direct air vents from non-condensable type gas systems(NCG) (referred to in the Rule as Low Volume High Concentration (LVHC)and High Volume Low concentration (HVLC systems), and fromvolatilization fro HAP bearing liquid streams originating in the pulpingand evaporation processes. These liquid streams are produced from thecondensation of relief or evaporation vapors in various direct andindirect condensing systems in the aforementioned areas. The ClusterRule refers to these HAP bearing condensates as “named streams”.

The Cluster Rule is unique in the history of the industry as It is thefirst Rule to require monitoring of significant process parameters inthe mill proper, and the first Rule to require the daily/continuousinventory of HAP9 produced in the mill proper. Most regulations look atfinal emissions on end-of-pipe treatment systems and their respectivetreatment efficiencies (eq. wastewater treatment basins, steamstrippers, recovery boiler electrostatic precipitators etc). Theindustry was faced for the first time with monitoring AND reportingin-process activity as relates to HAP evolution, in addition totreatment. Many of these process areas were never monitored to thisextent in the past and in many cases, no instrumentation was evenpresent to track required parameters. Many new condensate collectionssystems had to be built with new piping to transport condensates fromevaporator and pulping condensers to a main collection tank prior todelivery to one or more treatment devices. Operation parameters in theevaporators such as liquor flow, liquor solids, conductivity, condensateflow, temperature and valve positions along the delivery piping (toconfirm actual collection) had to be installed and connected to the milldistributed control system (DCS) and process information (PI) systems.Digester systems required monitoring of chip meter rotation as anIndicator of pulp production, conductivity, condensate flow, temperatureand valve position. Many of the Cluster Rule requirements did notprovide instruction on the development of the monitoring and trackingsystems, only the final goals.

On Apr. 15, 1998 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgatedthe Cluster Rule for the pulp and paper industry. These rules establishthe effluent guidelines and standards under the Clean Water Act and thenational emission standards for EPA's designated hazardous airpollutants under the Clean Air Act and have a mill-wide effect on theaffected International Paper mills.

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 designated certain substances ashazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and required the industry to reduce HAPsusing Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) control measures.MACT means the best demonstrated control technology or practices used bysimilar sources of air toxics, defined by law as the average pollutantreduction achieved by the best-performing 12 percent of mills. The MACTregulation for the pulp and paper mills is codified in 40 CFR Part 63Subpart S.

The regulation requires pulp and paper mills to control HAPs, usingmethanol and chlorine as surrogates in the mills' condensate, LVHC/HVLCand bleach plant systems, respectively. International Paper hasdeveloped an automated monitoring, record keeping and reporting systemto comply with the regulation. The project objective is to comply withthe requirements of these Cluster Rule components. This document wasdeveloped to establish the design specifications and programmingmethodology for this data collection system.

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of ASB Treatment Data Flow.

FIG. 1A is a flow diagram of Condensate PTE and Daily Uptime Data Flow.

FIG. 2A is a flow diagram of Daily Condensate Collection & PulpProduction Data Flow.

FIG. 3A is a flow diagram of Daily Methanol collection & Pulp ProductionData Flow.

FIG. 4A is a flow diagram of 15-Day Methanol Collection & PulpProduction Data Flow.

FIG. 5A is a flow diagram of Device CMS and Bypass EE Event Data Flow.

FIG. 1B is a flow diagram of LVHC PTE and Daily Downtime Data Flow.

FIG. 2B is a flow diagram of Destruction Device Treatment Status DataFlow.

FIG. 3B is a flow diagram of Vent Data Flow.

FIG. 4B is a flow diagram of Vent Data Flow with Optional Main VentFiltering.

FIG. 5B is a flow diagram of Destruction Device EE and CMS Data Flow.

FIG. 1C is a flow diagram of Steam Stripper 92% Steam Stripper RatioData Flow.

FIG. 2C is a flow diagram of Steam Stripper 92% 3 Hour Avg ExcessEmission Event Data Flow.

FIG. 3C is a flow diagram of Steam Stripper 92% Overflow Bypass EEEvents.

FIG. 4C is a flow diagram of Steam Stripper 92% Treatment UpstreamBypass EE Events.

FIG. 5C is a flow diagram of Steam Stripper 92% Bottom Flow EE Event.

FIG. 1D is a flow diagram of Scrubber Recirculation Data Flow.

FIG. 2D is a flow diagram of Scrubber pH.

FIG. 3D is a flow diagram of Scrubber Fan Data Flow.

The purpose of this document is to describe the design of the recordkeeping and reporting system for condensate treatment using an aeratedstabilization basin (ASB). The software is comprised of PI Data Archivesoftware (which is used for automatic data collection from variousprocess instrumentation and control systems) and Proficy software (whichmonitors and reports compliance based on the PI data and operatorinputs). This documentation is directed toward system administratorlevel personnel but can be used for a basic understanding of how thesystem works.

The following sections describe the general configuration of thestandard biological condensate treatment monitoring system. Deviationsfrom the standard model, configuration listings for specific lines, andmill-specific details are contained within the appendices.

Foul condensate is collected in a central collection tank (Main Tank)from sources such as digesters, evaporators, and turpentine systems. Fortreatment in a biological system, the condensate is pumped through ahardpipe delivery system discharging below the surface of an aeratedstabilization basin (ASB) (or some other device such as a UNOX system).In most cases, the flow from the Main Tank mixes with the remainingwhole mill influent to create the total ASB influent flow. In a fewcases, the total ASB Influent flow is equal to the hardpipe flow if theASB is a dedicated condensate treatment system that receives no otherwastewater. The metric used to determine ASB compliance is the Total ASBInfluent soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand (sCOD) load relative to thebasin processing capacity based on aeration horsepower (with the unitsof sCOD lbs/HP). sCOD is defined as the amount of oxygen required tooxidize all soluble compounds, both organic and inorganic, in water.sCOD is expressed in units of mg/l (ppm). Compliance is demonstrated byoperating below the limit of sCOD lbs/HP determined in a PerformanceTest. Other measurements of ASB Influent Load such as to Total OrganicCarbon (TOC) can be used in place of sCOD. (Specified as the alternativemethod in §63.463(j)2) When the ASB treatment performance metric fallsbelow the limit set in the performance test, the mill will respond inaccordance with the SSM Plan and may retest to show compliance at thisnew parameter range with the result that no excess emission eventoccurred. (§63.453(p)) The monitoring system logs the potential ExcessEmission (EE) event and corresponding operator responses to the event.The responses record the operator determined Trouble, Cause, Correction(response), and Report Code (report categorization) for the event. Thereport categorization specifies if the event is considered an allowableexcess emission if the emission is due to a Startup, Shutdown, orMalfunction (SSM). The events are compiled by the system and reported tothe state regulatory agency on a semi-annual basis or more frequently asrequired (§63.10).

For mills following this ASB Treatment methodology, a warning limit isattached to the 15 Day—MeOH Avg variable to warn the operator that MEOHcollection is close to falling below the excess emission limit forcondensate collection. If the methanol load remains lower than thatcollected and treated during the initial performance test, the facilitymay be required to raise the ASB efficiency (by lowering the sCOD lbs/HPtarget) following a required quarterly retest unless the methanolcollection can be restored to original collection levels. The warninglimit is specific to the mill based upon the biological treatmentefficiency of the ASB at the sCOD lbs/HP upper limit for the ASB system.The value of the warning limit is calculated from the minimum f_(bio)(fraction biodegraded) that correlates to the sCOD lbs/HP upper limit,determined during a performance test; the limit is set to 11.1/f_(bio)for bleached mills and 7.2/f_(bio) for non-bleached mills. This warningnotifies the operator to inspect and troubleshoot the condensate closedcollection and treatment systems to insure compliance during the nextquarterly performance test.

Therefore the lower warning flag on collection may not result in animmediate excess emission for collection or treatment as long as the ASBcontinues to meet its initial performance test sCOD lbs/HP target.However if methanol collection levels are not restored by the quarterlytest, excess emissions could be recorded indefinitely (on a daily basis)until the ASB efficiency is increased or collection restored.(§63.446(e) & (p))

In addition to capturing and categorizing EE events, the monitoringsystem also captures and records failures (downtime) of the ContinuousMonitoring System (CMS). All Condensate Treatment ASB CMS events aremanually triggered and are 24 hours in duration. This event issummarized and reported to the state in a semi-annual CMS performancereport or more frequently as required. The report categorizationspecifies if the event is considered allowable based on the specificregulations. (§63.8(c)2, §63.8(c)8 and §63.10)

In addition to monitoring and recording the above, the monitoring systemrecords and displays operating parameters (on the ASB Treatment Autolog)to insure that the ASB is running under normal operating conditions.These operating parameters are used with specification limits applied tonotify the operator (through color coding) to take whatever action isnecessary to restore the ASB to normal operating conditions. Theparameters are used for display only and do not create any events. Thesample location for the operating parameters will vary by mill, but thestandard operating parameters for all ASB's are; sCOD, dissolved oxygen(DO), dissolved oxygen uptake rate (DOUR), mixed liquor suspended solids(MLVSS), and specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR).

The Total Influent Load to the ASB is monitored in three ways:

-   -   1) A sCOD lbs/day alarm (upper user specification limit        displayed on the autolog), when the maximum sCOD lbs/day design        capacity of the ASB system is exceeded, indicating a possible        process malfunction.    -   2) A sCOD lbs/HP alarm (upper user specification limit displayed        on the autolog), when the ratio of the total sCOD pounds per day        to total aeration horsepower per day (sCOD lbs/HP) is 90% of the        limit, indicating the operator should increase aeration        horsepower or decrease influent load.    -   3) A sCOD lbs/HP event (upper warning specification limit        displayed on the autolog and the event is created on the        downtime display), when the sCOD lbs/HP exceeds the limit        established in a performance test, indicating a potential Excess        Emission (EE) event.

The sCOD load is calculated by multiplying the total daily ASB influent(Gals) by the sCOD (ppm) with appropriate factors to convert the resultinto lbs/day delivered to the ASB. Aerator horsepower is the product ofan aerator horsepower factor (a mill may have several different factorsif they maintain different types of aerators) and the number of aeratorsof each type in service. Both Total ASB Influent flow and sCOD mayrequire multiple calculations to first determine the contribution of thehardpipe and whole mill influent. The total sCOD (lbs/day) inlet load isdivided by the total aerator horsepower (HP/day) to determine the sCODlbs/HP for the day, or:${{sCOD}\quad\left( {{lbs}\text{/}{HP}} \right)} = {\frac{\begin{matrix}{{ASB}\quad{Influent}\quad{Flow}\quad({gpm})*{sCOD}\quad({ppm})*} \\{8.35\quad\left( {{lbs}\text{/}{gal}} \right)*1440\quad\left( {\min\text{/}{day}} \right)}\end{matrix}}{\begin{matrix}\left( {\left( {{HP}_{1}*\#\quad{Aerators}_{1}} \right) + \left( {{HP}_{2}*\#\quad{Aerators}_{2}} \right) + \ldots +} \right. \\{{\left. \left( {{HP}_{n}*\#{Aerators}_{n}} \right) \right)*1},000,000}\end{matrix}}.}$

Proficy calculates the total sCOD lbs/day, the total aerator HP/day, andthe sCOD lbs/HP ratio once an operator manually enters the type andnumber of aerators (and/or blower systems) running, a daily sCODtest(s), and the Total ASB Influent Flow (note: at certain mills TotalASB Influent flow may be automatically entered from PI as the sum of thewhole mill influent and hard pipe flows). The parameters required tocalculate sCOD lbs/day are the Continuous Monitoring System (CMS)parameters for ASB treatment.

Proficy compares the sCOD lbs/HP against a upper specification warninglimit established during a Performance Test to determine if a potentialEE event has occurred. The duration of a potential EE event is 24 hours.Performance Tests, conducted quarterly, relate the sCOD lbs/HP ratio toa minimum required ASB MeOH removal efficiency (f_(bio)). A sCOD lb/HPvalue greater than the warning limit indicates the ASB is outside of theoperating range established during the Performance Test. This indicatesthat the ASB is potentially overloaded and the ASB removal efficiencymay be less than required for compliance.

When the potential EE event is created, the mill must respond inaccordance with the SSM Plan and may retest to show compliance at thisnew parameter range with the result that no excess emission eventoccurred. The Proficy software logs the potential EE event andcorresponding operator responses to the event. The responses record theoperator determined Trouble, Cause, Correction (response), and ReportCode (report categorization) for the event. The report categorizationspecifies if the event is considered an allowable excess emission if theemission is due to a Startup, Shutdown, or Malfunction (SSM). A commentis required to be entered in Proficy whenever a potential EE eventoccurs.¹ The events are compiled by the system and reported to the stateregulatory agency on a semi-annual basis or more frequently as required.

¹ This is accomplished by forcing an operator to enter comment on theTrouble reason code in the Proficy downtime event.

For mills following this ASB Treatment methodology, a waning limit (theProficy lower user specification limit) is attached to the 15 Day—MeOHAvg variable to warn the operator that MeOH collection is close tofalling below the excess emission limit (the Proficy lower warningspecification limit) for condensate collection. If the methanol loadremains lower than that collected and treated during the initialperformance test, the facility may be required to raise the ASBefficiency (by lowering the sCOD lbs/HP target) following a requiredquarterly retest unless the methanol collection can be restored tooriginal collection levels. The Proficy lower user specification limitis specific to the mill based upon the biological treatment efficiencyof the ASB at the sCOD lbs/HP upper limit in Proficy for the ASB system.The value of the warning limit (Proficy lower user specification limit)is calculated from the minimum f_(bio) (fraction bio-degraded) thatcorrelates to the sCOD lbs/HP upper limit, determined during aperformance test; the limit is set to 11.1/f_(bio) for bleached millsand 7.2/f_(bio) for non-bleached mills. This warning notifies theoperator to inspect and troubleshoot the condensate closed collectionand treatment systems to insure compliance during the next quarterlyperformance test. Therefore the lower warning flag on collection may notresult in an immediate excess emission for collection or treatment aslong as the ASB continues to meet its initial performance test sCODlbs/HP target. However if methanol collection levels are not restored bythe quarterly test, excess emissions could be recorded indefuinitely (ona daily basis) until the ASB efficiency is increased or collectionrestored.

In addition to capturing and categorizing events, the Proficy systemalso captures and records failures (downtime) of the ContinuousMonitoring System (CMS). All Condensate Treatment ASB CMS events aremanually triggered and are 24 hours in duration. This event issummarized and reported to the state in a semi-annual CMS performancereport or more frequently as required. The report categorizationspecifies if the event is considered allowable based on the specificregulations.

In addition to monitoring and recording the above, Proficy records anddisplays operating parameters (on the ASB Treatment Autolog) to insurethat the ASB is running under normal operating conditions. Theseoperating parameters are used with specification limits applied tonotify the operator (through color coding) to take whatever action isnecessary to restore the ASB to normal operating conditions. Theparameters are used for display only and do not create any events. Thesample location for the operating parameters will vary by mill, but thestandard operating parameters for all ASB's are; sCOD, dissolved oxygen(DO), dissolved oxygen uptake rate (DOUR), mixed liquor suspended solids(MLVSS), and specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR).

Table-1 gives the process inputs typically required for ASB systems,their engineering units, data source, and corresponding Proficy variablenames.

TABLE 1 Input Variables Production Eng Unit/Group Proficy Variable UnitsData Source Description Treatment Total ASB Influent ppm Manual entryDaily COD influent from lab Variables sCOD analysis. More than one inputmay be required. Treatment Total ASB Influent Gals/ Manual entryInfluent flow daily total. More Variables Flow day or PI than one inputmay be required. Treatment # Of Aerators Manual entry Number of aeratorsin Variables Running operation (for each aerator type). TreatmentHP/Aerator HP Manual entry Factor for power delivered Variable peraerator (for each aerator type). Treatment CMS ASB Treatment Data Manualentry Manual treatment CMS event Quality (CMS) trigger. A menu choiceallows the selection of a 24 hour CMS event or to indicate that thecondensate system was Shutdown. Operating Basin Temperature Deg F.Manual entry Basin temperature Parameters or PI Operating Minimum % %Manual entry Minimum required treatment Parameters Treatment percentage(f_(bio))- Correlates to sCOD/HP maximum established during aperformance test Operating ASB sCOD ppm Manual entry sCOD in the ASBParameters Operating ASB DO % Manual entry Dissolved O2 (DO) in theParameters ASB Operating ASB DOUR mg/l/ Manual entry Dissolved O2 UptakeParameters hr (DOUR) Rate in the ASB Operating ASB MLVSS mg/l Manualentry Mixed Liquor Volatile Parameters Suspended Solids (MLVSS) in theASB

The percent treatment minimum limit (Minimum % Treatment) reflects thef_(bio) (fraction bio-degraded) that correlates to the maximum sCODlbs/HP ratio (Total LB COD/HP) that was measured during any performancetest (initial or quarterly). This maximum ratio (displayed on the MaxsCOD lbs/HP Upper Limit Autolog variable) is the Proficy upper warningspecification limit attached to the variable Total sCOD lbs/HP (seetable 2 below).

Additionally each mill may define mill specific operating variables tobe monitored in addition to those specified above. User Specificationlimits for the operating parameters are listed in the specificationlimits table in Section V. Table-2 lists typical calculated variablesfor the system and a brief description of each.

TABLE 2 Calculated Variables Production Unit Proficy Variable Eng UnitsDescription Treatment Calculated ASB Influent sCOD sCOD Daily calculatedsCOD load. Variables Load lbs/day Treatment Total Aeration HP HP/dayTotal aeration horsepower per day. Variables Treatment Total sCOD lbs/HPsCOD Total sCOD per aeration horsepower. Variables lbs/HP The valuechanges color when it exceeds a warning level (Proficy upper user limit)and a potential EE event level (Proficy upper warning limit) TreatmentMax LBS sCOD lbs/HP Upper sCOD Upper warning limit that triggers aVariables Limit lbs/HP potential EE event for the High (Display Only)sCOD/HP load. This variable is for display only and the value is updatedvia the Proficy administrator specification entry tool on the variableTotal sCOD lbs/HP. High sCOD/HP Treatment Events (High Status Displays apotential EE event (24-hr) Potential EE sCOD/HP) whenever the Total sCODlbs/HP exceeds its upper warning specification limit, representing themaximum sCOD lbs/HP load. Treatment CMS Treatment CMS Events StatusDisplays a CMS 24-hr CMS downtime event whenever the ASB Treatment DataQuality (CMS) variable selection is used to create the manual CMS event.Operating ASB SOUR mg/ Specific O2 Uptake Rate (SOUR). ParametersgVSS/hr Triggers a visible warning when the calculation falls below theconfigured lower user litnit attached to it. Reporting Unit Run Time MinThe daily running minutes of the Condensate Collection system.

1) ASB Run State and PTE

The ASB basin is considered to be running anytime that the CondensateCollection system is operating. Consequently the ASB potential to emitstatus (PTE status) is equivalent to the Condensate Collection potentialto emit. Whenever the Condensate Collection system is shutdown for amajority of the day (>80% of the potential runtime or 4.8 hours in a 24hour period) the ASB is also considered shutdown. See the section below(Condensate System Shutdown) for a detailed explanation of how this isindicated within the system.

The total reporting minutes of ASB operation, reported to theappropriate regulatory authority on a semi-annual or more frequent basisas required, correspond to the total source operating minutes of theCondensate Collection system.

2) sCOD Load

The whole mill influent flow and hard pipe flow (if separate streamsexist) going into the ASB are sampled and analyzed daily for sCOD. ThesCOD load (Calculated ASB Influent sCOD Load) is the sum of the twostreams' sCODs (Total ASB Influent sCOD) multiplied by their daily totalflows (Total ASB Influent Flow). Some mills have two sCOD loading (onefrom condensate sources and one from mill influent sources) implyingthat the Calculated ASB Influent sCOD Load will be the sum of theproducts of the sCOD and flows from each source for the day.

3) Total Aeration Horsepower

A separate mill-specific Autolog will be designed to calculate the totalaeration horsepower, Total Aeration Hp.² For each type of aerator, thenumber of aerators in operation will be multiplied by their respectivehorsepower to calculate the total horsepower for that specific aeratortype. The total horsepower's for all types of aerators in operation arethen summed to calculate the total aeration horsepower (Total AerationHP).

² At some mills this will be directly incorporated into the main ASBautolog sheet.

4) COD Load per Aerator Horsepower

This value (Total sCOD lbs/HP) is an estimate of the sCOD load relativeto the processing capacity of the basin and is calculated by dividingthe ASB influent sCOD load (Calculated ASB Influent sCOD Load) by thetotal aeration horsepower (Total Aeration HP).

5) ASB Treatment EE Events

An excess emission event is generated under the following conditions:

-   -   the value of Total sCOD lbs/HP is greater than its configured        upper warning specification limit (i.e., a high value), and    -   the value of the ASB Treatment Data Ouality (CMS) is not “Bad        Data—24-Hr CMS” and not “Shutdown.”

If an event is created and the ASB Treatment Data Quality (CMS) variableis subsequently changed (to either “Bad Data—24-Hr CMS” or “Shutdown”)the recorded event remains in the system and must be answeredappropriately.

If the mill SSM plan allows for retesting of the ASB at the higher sCODlbs/HP ratio and the testing of the ASB determines that the sCOD lbs/HPratio resulted in maintaining the removal efficiency, the mill mayreport the event as No Excess Emission.

If the parameter value is exceeded and the SSM plan allows for it, themill may chose to run a performance test to show compliance at this newparameter range. If the removal efficiency was maintained the event maybe reported as No Excess Emission. A comment in Proficy is requiredwhenever this condition occurs.

All ASB Treatment EE events are 24-hours in duration.

6) ASB Treatment CMS Events

A reportable 24-hour CMS downtime event is created whenever the operatoror environmental contact chooses the “Bad Data—24-Hr CMS” selection onthe pull-down menu of the ASB Treatment Data Quality (CMS) variable.Manually selecting this option results in the creation of a 24-hour CMSevent. A 24-hour CMS event results whenever one of the followingparameters (required to determine sCOD lbs/HP) cannot be determined forthe day:

-   -   Total ASB Influent Flow (gals),    -   Total ASB Influent sCOD (ppm),    -   Number and Type of Aerators Running.        All ASB Treatment CMS events are 24-hours in duration.

7) Condensate System Shutdown

Whenever the condensate system has been shutdown for greater than 80% ofthe day the operator or environmental contact should indicate theshutdown by selecting the “Shutdown” selection from the ASB TreatmentData Ouality (CMS) variable.

Guidelines For Use of Manual Pull-Down Selections Running ConditionAppropriate Action >20% of daily runtime Enter manual values and thecalculations will complete. <20% runtime (4.8 hours or 288 min.) Select“Shutdown” over the production day No method to determine aeratorsrunning, Select “Bad Data - 24 Bad or missing flows with no approved HrsCMS” alternate method of manually entering the values

8) Specific 02 Uptake Rate

The Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate (SOUR), also known as the oxygenconsumption or respiration rate, is defined as the milligram of oxygenconsumed per gram of volatile suspended solids per hour. The value iscomputed by dividing the Dissolved Oxygen Uptake Rate ([mg/l]/hr) by theMixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids (mg/l) and then multiplied by1000 (1000 ml/1 g) yielding the units of [mg/g]/hr.

Standard PI Model

Typically, all inputs to the standard ASB treatment model are manualentries (with the possible exception of the ASB inlet flow); thereforePI tags are not required.

Standard Proficy Model

The Proficy model consists of input variables, calculated variables,stored procedures, and Visual Basic scripts (VB scripts). Variables andassociated parameters for a typical ASB treatment plant and descriptionsof the stored procedures and the VB scripts are included below. Completelistings of the Stored Procedures can be found hereinbelow.

TABLE 3 Proficy Input Variables Data Eng Event Data Sampling SamplingVariable Description Source Units Type Type Interval Offset³ PrecisionTotal ASB Influent COD AutoLog ppm Time Float 1440 330 0 Total ASBInfluent Flow AutoLog Gals Time Float 1440 330 0 # of Aerators RunningAutoLog Time Integer 1440 330 HP/Aerator AutoLog HP Time Float 1440 3301 ASB Treatment Data AutoLog Time Data 1440 330 Quality (CMS) QualityBasin Temperature (F.) AutoLog Deg F. Time Float 1440 330 1 Minimum%-Treatment AutoLog % Time Float 1440 330 1 Minimum Dissolved O2 AutoLog% Time Float 1440 330 1 Dissolved O2 Uptake AutoLog [mg/g]/ Time Float1440 330 1 Rate hr Mixed Liquor Volatile AutoLog mg/l Time Float 1440330 1 Suspended Solids ³The sampling offset is determined by themill-specific start of day time. The offset value is the number ofminutes from midnight to the mill start of day.

TABLE 4 Proficy Calculated Variables Variable Sampling SamplingDescription Eng Units Event Type Data Type Interval Offset⁴ PrecisionCalc Type Calc Name Calculated ASB lbs COD Time Float 1440 330 0Equation Calc Influent COD (A*8.34*B/1000000) Load Total Aeration HPTime Float 1440 330 0 Equation Calc (A*B) HP Total LBS lbs Time Float1440 330 1 Equation Calc (A/B) COD/HP COD/HP Max LBS lbs Time Float 1440330 1 Equation Upper Warning Spec COD/HP Upper COD/HP Limit LimitTreatment Events Status Time String 1440 330 Stored ASB Treatment EE(High-High Procedure Events COD/HP) Treatment CMS Status Time String1440 330 Stored ASB Treatment CMS Events Procedure Events Specific O2[Mg/hr Time Float 1440 330 1 Equation ASB Treatment SOUR Uptake Rate⁴The samling offset is determined by the mill-specific start of daytime. The offset value is the number of minutes from midnight to themill start of day.Specification Limits

Proficy has upper and lower specification limits that can be defined forevery variable: entry limits, user limits, warning limits, and rejectlimits. The following descriptions define how Proficy uses these limitsto trigger events and inform operators of impending events:

-   User Limits    -   Provides a visible warning that event trigger points are being        approached by changing the font color of the variable on an        Autolog sheet-   Warning Limits    -   Trigger level for EE events-   Reject Limits    -   Trigger level for CMS events or data quality limits-   Entry Limits    -   Restricts the range of valid numerical entries used for a manual        entry variable.

9) Proficy Variables and Specification Limits

All manually entered operating parameters have Upper and Lower Entryspecification limits.

TABLE 5 Variable Name Specification Limit Use Total sCOD lbs/HP UpperUser Color coded Autolog warning that the Max COD/HP load is beingapproached Upper Warning Maximum COD/HP ratio determined during aperformance test. Triggers a 24 hour potential EE event ASB sCOD UpperUser Color coded Autolog warning that sCOD is above normal conditionsASB DO Lower User Coior coded Autolog warning that DO is below normalconditions ASB DOUR Lower User Color coded Autolog warning that DOUR isbeiow normal conditions ASB MLVSS Lower User Color coded Autolog warningthat MLVSS is beiow normal conditions ASB SOUR (Specific O2 Uptake Rate)Lower User Color coded Autolog warning that the SOUR is dropping belownormal operating conditionsCalculations

ASB Treatment EE Events

Type: Stored Procedure—spLocal_ASBTreatmentEvents

This procedure reads the value of the dependent variable (Total LBSCOD/HP) and compares it to the variable's upper warning specificationlimit, as specified in the calculation inputs. If this value is outsideof the upper warning specification limit, then a 24-hr downtime event iscreated (appended if a contiguous event exists) on the variable's unit.Some mill systems may elect to specify warning limits (Lower Warning-LWand/or Upper Warning-UW) to provide operators with a visual indicationon the Autolog sheet that the upper limit is being approached.

ASB Treatment CMS Events

Type: Stored Procedure—spLocal_ASBTreatmentCMS

This stored procedure creates a 24-hour downtime event that is triggeredby a manual input from the operator (via ASB Treatment Data Ouality(CMS) which is configured as the dependent variable).

Calc (A*8.34*B/1000000)

Type: Equation

Calculates the value of Calculated ASB Influent COD Load from Total ASBInfluent COD (input-A in ppm) and the Total ASB Influent Flow (input-Bin Gals).

Upper Warning Spec Limit

Type: Equation

Returns the upper warning specification limit for a designated variable.This calculation is used to display the limit for Total LBS COD/HP.

Calc (A/B)

Type: Equation

Returns the quotient of the two inputs, A and B.

Calc (A*B)

Type: Equation

Returns the product of the two inputs, A and B.

Calc (A/B*1000)

Type: Equation

Calculates the value of the Specific 02 Uptake Rate (SOUR) by dividingthe Dissolved Oxygen Uptake Rate (input-A in mg/l/hr) by the MixedLiquor Volatile Suspended Solids (input-B in mg/l) and then multipliesby 1000 (1000 mg/g) to compute the SOUR in [mg/g]/hr.

Stored Procedure Listings spLocal_ASBTreatmentEvents /* Procedure Name:spLocal_SBTreatmentEvents Copyright (C) 2001, International PaperCompany Process Management Application Group General Description:  Thisprocedure reads the value of the dependent variable and compares it tothe variable's  designated specification limit (LR,LW,UW,UR). If thisvalue is outside the limit and the  data quality flag <> ‘Shutdown’ and<> ‘Bad Data 24Hr CMS, then a 24-hr  downtime event is created ( orappended if a contiguous event exists) on this variables PU.Triggers: 1. Calculation Manager: Time (based on sample interval forvariable). 2. Dependent variable value changes. Inputs andDepedencies: 1. Inputs described in body of code. 2. Dependentvariable - Value to be tested (e.g., 15-day MeOH Lb/ODTP) Outputs: Type:Status message (string) Value Occures when . . . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Later Event” An event exists with a latertimestamp “No Dep Var” The dependant variable is not configured. “NoReject” The Reject_Limit input constant is not configured(“LR”,“LW”,“UW” or “UR”). “Incorrect Reject” The Reject_Limit inputconstant is configured but is incorrect (not “LW”,“LW”,“UW” or “UR”).“Bad Limit” The retrieved specification limit is NULL. “No Value” Thedependant variable value is NULL. “Event Created” The test failed and adowntime event was created. “Shutdown” The data quality flag is set to‘Shutdown’ “Bad Data” The data quality flag is set to ‘Bad Data - 24HrCMS’ Variables: 1. Described in body of code. Tables Modified: 1. TimedEvent_Details */ CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.spLocal_ASBTreatmentEvents@OutputValue varchar(50) OUTPUT, --Ouput (not used). @Var_Id int, --Thisvariables Var_Id. @PU_Id int, --This variables Unit Id. @Timestampdatetime, --Timestamp for this variable's data value. @Reject_Limitvarchar(2), --Specification limit applied in test --(valid values:“LR”,“LW”,“UW” or “UR”) @Data_Quality varchar(50) --Value of dataquality flag AS Declare @DepVar_Id int, --Variable Id of the dependentvariable (the value to be tested). @Applied_Prod_Id int, --Product Idfrom which spec limits are retrieved. @Prod_Id int, --Product Id fromwhich spec limits are retrieved. @RejectVal varchar(30), --Lower warningspec limit value for the dependent varible. @Value varchar(30), --Valueto be tested against LW spec limit. @StatusId int, --Not used @FaultIdint, --Not used @Reason1 int, --Used to retain reason if event isappended. @Reason2 int, --Used to retain reason if event is appended.@Reason3 int, --Used to retain reason if event is appended. @Reason4int, --Used to retain reason if event is appended. @ProductionRatefloat, --Must be specified for event creation (=0.0 in this procedure).@Duration float, --Must be specified for event creation (=0.0 in thisprocedure). @Transaction_Type int, --(1=Add, 2=Update, 3=Delete,4=Close). @EventStartTime datetime, --Start time for new downtime event.@TEDet_Id int, --Downtime event Id for existing event. @@Start_Timedatetime, --Start time for the downtime event if appended. @@End_Timedatetime, --End time for an event for the previous interval if itexists. @TEFault_Id int, --Fault Id from fault transiation table.@Outside_Limit int, --Indicates that the dependant variable value isoutside of --the specification limits @Count int, --Number of eventswith timestamps later than the timestamp for --this interval.@CurrentValue Varchar(50) --Value of this variable at this time. --Getthe current value of this variable (i.e., the message) Select@CurrentValue=Result from Tests  where Var_Id=@Var_Id andResult_On=@Timestamp Set @OutputValue = @CurrentValue --Initializevariables Select @ProductionRate = 0.0 Select @Duration = 0.0 --Getvariable ID of the dependent variable (this is the value to be tested).Select @DepVar_Id = Var_Id  From Calculation_Instance_Dependencies Where Result_Var_Id = @Var_Id --If the dependent variable is notconfigured, then return If(@DepVar_Id is Null)  Begin  Set@OutputValue=‘No Dep Var’  Return  End --Validate Configured RejectLimit Constant if@Reject_Limit = NULL or @Reject_Limit =”  begin  Set@OutputValue = ‘No Reject’  Return  end --Get the product id in order toretrieve the specification values. Select @Applied_Prod_Id =Applied_Product  From events where pu_id = @PU_Id and timestamp =@Timestamp if @Applied_Prod_Id is NULL  Begin  select @Prod_Id = Prod_Id from production_starts  where pu_id = @pu_id and  Start_Time <=@Timestamp and ((End_Time > @Timestamp) or (End_Time Is Null))  End Else Begin  select @Prod_Id = @Applied_Prod_Id  End Set @RejectVal = NULL if@Reject_Limit = ‘LR’ Select @RejectVal = L_Reject  from var_specs  wherevar_id = @DepVar_Id and prod_id = @prod_id and Effective_Date <=@Timestamp and ((Expiration_Date > @Timestamp) or (Expiration_Date IsNull)) Else if @Reject_Limit = ‘LW’ Select @RejectVal = L_Warning  fromvar_specs  where var_id = @DepVar_Id and prod_id = @prod_id andEffective_Date <= @Timestamp and ((Expiration_Date > @Timestamp) or(Expiration_Date Is Null)) Else if @Reject_Limit = ‘UW’ Select@RejectVal = U_Warning  from var_specs  where var_id = @DepVar_Id andprod_id = @prod_id and Effective_Date <= @Timestamp and((Expiration_Date > @Timestamp) or (Expiration_Date Is Null)) Else if@Reject_Limit = ‘UR’ Select @RejectVal = U_(—)Reject  from var_specs where var_id = @DepVar_Id and prod_id = @prod_id and Effective_Date <=@Timestamp and ((Expiration_Date > @Timestamp) or (Expiration_Date IsNull)) Else  begin  Set @OutputValue = ‘Incorrect Reject’  Return  end--Validate specification limit value If @RejectVal is NULL or@RejectVal=”  Begin  Set @OutputValue=‘Bad Limit’  Return  End --Get thevalue of the dependent variable at this timestamp Select @Value = Result From Tests Where Var_Id = “DepVar_Id and Result_On = @Timestamp --Ifthe dependent variable value is NULL then return If @Value is Null Begin  Set @OutputValue=‘No Value’  Return  End --Set the start time ofthe event to be created to 24-hrs ago. Select @EventStartTime =DateAdd(dd,−1 ,@Timestamp) --Check the data quality flag. Return if‘Shutdown’ or ‘Bad Data - 24Hr CMS’ If @Data_Quality = ‘Shutdown’  Begin Set @OutputValue=‘Shutdown’  Return  End If @Data_Quality = ‘Bad Data -24Hr CMS’  Begin  Set @OutputValue=‘Bad Data’  Return  End Set@Outside_Limit = 0 --Compare the value of the dependant variable to thespecification limit and set flag --“@Outside_Limit” if the value is outof limit If @Reject_Limit = ‘LR’ or @Reject_Limit =‘LW’ begin ifConvert(float,@Value) <= Convert(float,@RejectVal) Set @Outside_Limit =1 end If @Reject_Limit = ‘UW’ or @Reject_Limit =‘UR’ begin ifConvert(float,@Value) >= Convert(float,@RejectVal) Set @Outside_Limit =1 end --If the value of the dependent variable is outside the limit and--an event does not exist for the previous interval, then create a newone or --append to the event for the previous interval. The value of theData Quality --variable must also be NULL. If @Outside_Limit = 1 AND@Data_Quality IS NULL  Begin  --Find all events for this PU that beginor end later than the timestamp for this variable  Select @Count =Count(*)   From Timed_Event_Details   Where pu_id = @pu_id and((Start_Time >= @Timestamp) or (End_Time >= @Timestamp))  --Return ifthere exists an event later than the timestamp of this variable  IfConvert(float,@Count) > 0.0   Begin   If @CurrentValue <> ‘EventCreated’    Set @OutputValue=‘Later Event’   Return   End  Select@TEDet_Id = TEDet_Id,@@Start_Time = Start_Time,@@End_Time =End_Time,@Reason1=Reason_Level1,@Reason2=Reason_Level2,@Reason3=Reason_Level3,@Reason4=Reason_Level4,@TEFault_Id=TEFault_Id  From timed_event_details  Wherepu_d = @Pu_Id and Start_time <= @EventStartTime and (End_Time >=@EventStartTime) or (End_Time is Null))  If @TEDet_Id is NULL   Begin  Select 5, @PU_Id,@PU_Id,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,@ProductionRate,@Duration,1,@EventStartTime,NULL,0   Select 5, @PU_Id,@PU_Id,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,@ProductionRate,@Duration,4,NULL,@TimestamP,0   End  Else   Begin   Select 5, @PU_Id,@PU_Id,NULL,@TEFault_Id,@Reason1,@Reason2,@Reason3,@Reason4,NULL,NULL,2,@@Start_Time,@Timestamp,@TEDet_Id   End  Set @OutputValue=‘Event Created’  EndElse  Set @OutpuValue=‘No Event’ TEDet_Id */ spLocal_ASBTreatmentCMS /*Procedure Name: spLocal_ASBTreatmentCMS Copyright (C) 2001,International Paper Company Process Management Application GroupRevision History: General Description:  This stored procedure creates a24-hour downtime event triggered by a manual input from the operator.Triggers: 1. Calculation Manager: Time (based on sample interval forvariable). 2. Dependent variable value changes. Inputs andDepedencies: 1. Inputs described in body of code. 2. Dependentvariable - Manual treatment CMS event trigger Outputs: Type: Statusmessage (string) Value Occures when . . . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Later Event” An event exists with alater timestamp “No Dep Var” The dependant variable is not configured.“Event Created” A downtime event was created or Appended. “No Event” Anevent was not created. Variables: 1. Described in body of code. TablesModified: 1. Timed_Event_Details */ CREATE PROCEDUREdbo.spLocal_ASBTreatmentCMS @OutputValue varchar(50) OUTPUT, --Ouput(not used). @Var_Id int, --This variables Var_Id. @PU_Id int, --Thsvariables Unit Id. @Timestamp datetime --Timestamp for this variable'sdata value. AS Declare @DepVar_Id int, --Variable Id of the dependentvariable (the event trigger). @Value varchar(30), --Value of thedependent variable. @StatusId int, --Not used @Faultld int, --Not used@Reason1 int, --Used to retain reason if event is appended. @Reason2int, --Used to retain reason if event is appended. @Reason3 int, --Usedto retain reason if event is appended. @Reason4 int, --Used to retainreason if event is appended. @ProductionRate float, --Must be specifiedfor event creation (= 0.0 in this procedure). @Duration float, --Must bespecified for event creation (= 0.0 in this procedure).@Transaction_Type int, --(1=Add, 2=Update, 3=Delete, 4=Close).@EventStartTime datetime, --Start time for new downtime event. @TEDet_Idint, --Downtime event Id for existing event. @@Start_Time datetime,--Start time for the downtime event if appended. @@End_Time datetime,--End time for an event for the previous interval if it exists.@TEFault_Id int, --Fault Id from fault translation table. @Count int--Number of events with timestamps later than the timestamp for --thisinterval. @CurrentValue varchar(50) --Value of this variabie at thistime. --Get the current value of this variable (i.e., the message)Select @CurrentValue=Result from Tests  where Var_Id@Var_Id andResult_On=@Timestamp Set @OutputValue = @CurrentValue --initializevariables Select @ProductionRate = 0.0 Select @Duration = 0.0 --FindVar_Id of the dependent variable. This variable triggers a 24-hr CMSevent Select @DepVar_Id = Var_Id  From Calculation_Instance_Dependencies Where Result_Var_Id = @Var_Id --Verify that dependent variable isconfigured. Return if it is not. If (@DepVar_Id is Null)  Begin  Set@OutputValue=‘No Dep Var’  Return  End --Get the corresponding value ofthe dependent variable Select @Value = Result  From Tests Where Var_Id =@DepVar_Id and Result_On = @Timestamp --If the value of the dependentvariable is NULL then return. If @Value is Null  Begin  Set@OutputValue=‘No Event’  Return  End --Set the start time of the newevent to 24-Hrs ago. Select @EventStartTime = DateAdd(dd,−1,@Timestamp)--If the trigger variable value = ‘Treatment CMS’, then append anexisting or open event if this event overlaps --with the existing/openevent. Otherwise, create a new event. If @Value = ‘Bad Data - 24Hr CMS’ Begin  --Find all events for this PU that begin or end later than thetimestamp for this variable  Select @Count = Count(*)  FromTimed_Event_Details  Where pu_id = @pu_id and ((Start_Time >=@Timestamp) or (End_Time >= @Timestamp))  --Return if there exists anevent later than the timestamp of this variable  IfConvert(float,@Count) > 0.0   Begin   If @CurrentValue <> ‘EventCreated’    Set @OutputValue=‘Later Event’   Return   End  Select@TEDet_Id = TEDet_Id,@@Start_Time = Start_Time,@@End_Time =End_Time,@Reason1=Reason_Level1,@Reason=Reason_Level2,@Reason3=Reason_Level3,@Reason4=Reason_Level4,@TEFault_Id=TEFault_Id  From timed_event_details  Wherepu_id = @Pu_Id and Start_time <= @EventStartTime and (End_Time >=@EventStartTime) or (End_Time is Null))  If @TEDet_Id is NULL   Begin  Select 5, @PU_Id,@PU_Id,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,@ProductionRate,@Duration,1,@EventStartTime,NULL,0   Select 5, @PU_Id,@PU_Id,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,@ProductionRate,@Duration,4,NULL,@Timestamp,0   End  Else   Begin   Select 5, @PU_Id,@PU_Id,NULL,@TEFault_Id,@Reason1,@Reason2,@Reason3,@Reason4,NULL,NULL,2,@@Start_Time,@Timestamp,@TEDet_Id   End  Set @OutputValue=‘Event Created’  End */

The purpose of this document is to describe the design of therecord-keeping and reporting system for the Condensate Collectionsystem. The software is comprised of PI Data Archive software (which isused for automatic data collection from various process instrumentationand control systems) and Proficy software (which monitors and reportscompliance based on the PI data and operator inputs). This documentationis directed toward system administrator level personnel but is usefulfor gaining a basic understanding of how the system works.

The following sections describe the general configuration of thestandard condensate collection monitoring system. Deviations from thestandard model, configuration listings for specific lines, andmill-specific details are contained within the appendices.

Cluster Rule regulations require that affected sites maintain continuouscompliance with one of the following options for condensate collection:

-   -   Named Stream, which is the collection of all named streams        listed in the regulation (§63.446(c)1); or    -   65%, which is collection of all HVLC and LVHC condensate and        condensates that contain at least 65% of the total HAP mass from        the remaining named condensate streams using methanol (MEOH) as        a surrogate (§63.446(c)2); or    -   lb/ton, which is the collection of at least 11.1/7.2 lb HAP/ton        of oven dried pulp at the digester (bleached/unbleached        respectively) from the named streams using methanol as a        surrogate (§63.446(c)3).

Sites must obtain regulatory agency approval for their proposed methodof continuous compliance and the continuous monitoring system (CMS).This document details IP's primary approach for continuous complianceusing the lb/ton method referenced herein as the “Main Tank” or “MainTank Collection” method.

The continuous monitoring system (CMS) is operated to measure thequantity of methanol (MeOH) collected in the main condensate collectiontank relative to pulp production. The regulatory requirement(§63.446(c)3) for compliance is to collect a minimum quantity ofmethanol per oven dried ton of pulp produced at the digester (7.2lbs/ODTP for a non-bleached mill and 11.1 lbs/ODTP for a bleached mill).The lbs/ODTP collected in the main tank is calculated over an averagingperiod (e.g. fifteen-days). The collection quantity is derived fromthree primary process variables:

-   -   Pulp Production (Oven Dried Tons Pulp per Day (ODTP/Day),        determined from chip meter or blow rate;    -   Condensate Flow (gpm), determined from a flow meter on main tank        outlet;    -   Condensate MeOH Concentration (ppm), determined from a lab test.

The data for pulp production, condensate flow and MeOH concentration arecollected on a daily basis. Regulatory requirements for reduction ofmonitoring data are defined in §63.8(g), which requires four or moredata points equally spaced over each 1-hour period. We are using dailytotals of pulp production and condensate flow to match the collectionperiod of the daily composite sample, which is used to determine theaverage daily MeOH concentration. Because there are rather largevariances in these process values on a day to day basis, a 15-dayrolling average is used to determine the lbs/ODTP value for excessemission reporting.

The monitoring system logs all Excess Emission (EE) events and operatorresponses to those events, on a daily basis. The responses recorded bythe operator determined Trouble, Cause, Correction (response), andReport Code (report categorization) for the event. The reportcategorization specifies if the event is considered an allowable excessemission due to Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction (SSM) provisions., asrequired in §63.6(e)3(iii). The events are compiled by the system andreported to the state regulatory agency on a semi-annual basis or morefrequently as required (§63.10).

In addition to capturing and categorizing EE and bypass events, themonitoring system also captures and records failures (downtime) ofContinuous Monitoring System (CMS) devices, referred to as CMS events.CMS out of control conditions are defined in §63.8(c)7. Condensatecollection CMS parameters include the MeOH Concentration, pulpproduction measurement (ODTP) and the daily total condensate flow. Themonitoring system records these CMS events on a daily basis, along withthe operator determined Trouble, Cause, Correction (response), andReport Code (report categorization) for the event, as required by§63.8(c)8. These events are summarized and reported to the state in asemi-annual CMS performance report or more frequently as required(§63.10).

Program Design

The data for pulp production and condensate flow is collected andarchived by the PI system and made available to the Proficy system asdaily totals. MeOH concentration data is received automatically, througha file transfer from the testing lab, or manually entered (as a fixedvalue or manual override) into Proficy. If the MeOH concentration isrelatively stable, a fixed (factor) value for the concentration may beused in place of the lab daily analysis when approved by the appropriateregulatory authority.

At the beginning of each mill day, Proficy computes the relative MeOHcollection rate (lbs MeOH/ODTP) over a 15-day window by dividing the15-day collected MeOH total by the 15-day pulp production total (usingonly days and values exhibiting good data quality). This 15-day averagelbs/ODTP collected is compared against the lbs per ODTP required forcompliance to determine if an Excess Emission (EE) event has occurred.EE events are captured and recorded by the system whenever thecalculated 15 Day lbs/ODTP of MeOH falls below the required minimum.Since this is a daily calculation, when this occurs the system records24-hours of EE.

The Proficy software logs all EE events and operator responses to thoseevents. The operator responses determine the Trouble, Cause, Correction(response), and Report Code (report categorization) for the event. Thereport categorization specifies if the event is considered an allowableexcess emission due to Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction (SSM)provisions. The events are compiled by the system and reported to thestate regulatory agency on a semi-annual basis or more frequently asrequired.

Proficy also monitors for “bypass events” from the condensate closedcollection system. A bypass event occurs when a portion of thecondensate flow is diverted away from the collection system while thearea is in a running state (i.e., the potential to emit HAPS [PTE]existed). Diverts are typically a result of flow diversion to sewer dueto high conductivity or vessel overflow due to a malfunction—althoughother reasons for diverts exist. Proficy records the duration of thebypass events along with the operator responses to those events. Theoperator responses determine the Trouble, Cause, Correction (response),and Report Code. Bypass event reports are maintained by the mill to helpcategorize excess emission events (and as supporting documentation forLeak Detection and Repair (LDR) record keeping).

In addition to capturing and categorizing EE and bypass events, theProficy system also captures and records failures (downtime) ofContinuous Monitoring System (CMS) devices, referred to as CMS events.Condensate collection CMS parameters include the MeOH Concentration,pulp production measurement (ODTP determined from a chip meter ordigester blows) and the daily total condensate flow. Whenever data forany of the parameters fails to meet preset criteria (out of range, poorinstrument signal quality, flatline signal, or missing MeOH lab testresults) the system suspends all calculations until intervention by anoperator or the environmental contact. Intervention is made by eitherentering manual data or by selecting from a pull-down menu indicatingthat the system received Bad Data (creating a 24-hour CMS event andremoving the day from the 15-day MeOH average calculation) or wasShutdown for greater than 80% of the production day (removing the dayfrom the calculation but not creating a CMS event). Fields exist in thesystem to accommodate the manual data entry of the CMS parameters (usingmethods allowed by the state regulatory agency as a back up forinstrumentation failures), resulting in no CMS event even when failuresin automatic data collection occur.

CMS events are created manually when an operator or environmentalcontact determines that one or more of the CMS parameters have failed toobtain sufficient data to compute Daily MeOH collection for a 24-hourperiod. The individual creates the 24-hour CMS event by selecting “BadData” from the pull down menu on the Main Tank Proficy Autolog sheet.The system records the operator determined Trouble, Cause, Correction(response), and Report Code (report categorization) for the event. Theseevents are summarized and reported to the state in a semi-annual CMSperformance report or more frequently as required. Again, the reportcategorization specifies if the event is considered allowable based onthe specific regulations.

Additionally Proficy provides a selection on the pull-down menu toindicate that the condensate sources were shutdown for more than 80% ofthe production day (i.e., operational for <4.8 hours). As with the CMS“Bad Data” selection, this has the effect of removing the day from the15 day MeOH average calculation. Details of this process and guidelineson utilizing the menu selections are explained in detail below.

Table-6 provides the minimum required process inputs, their engineeringunits, associated PI tags (typical), and corresponding Proficy variablenames. Italicized text represents mill-specific information.

TABLE 6 Input Variables Eng Input Units PI Tagname Proficy VariableDaily pulp production ODTP CR-pulp_production.Day Daily - PI DigesterTons Daily condensate collection Gals CR-cond_collection.Day Daily - PIMain Tank Totalized Flow Condensate MeOH ppm N/A LAB MeOH Conc TestResult concentration Pulp production data quality CR-pulp_production.DQN/A (Used in event detection flag model) Condensate flowCR-cond_collection.DQ N/A (Used in event detection measurement dataquality model) Pulp production percent % CR-pulp_production.PctGdDaily - PI chip meter % Good good Condensate flow percent %CR-cond_collection.PctGd Daily - PI Main Tank Flow Meter good % GoodCondensate bypass or divert CR-devicename.Divert N/A (Used in eventdetection event indicator model) Process downtime (both Mins/DayCR-COND_Down.DAY Down Time digester and evaporator area are down)

Proficy also calculates, and periodically writes to PI, the data shownin Table-7 or 7A:

TABLE 7 Proficy Data Written to PI Proficy Variable Eng Units PI TagnameDescription 15 Day - MeOH Avg Lbs/ODTP CR-MeOHCollection.15Day 15-Dayaverage MeOH collection 15 Day - MeOH Avg Lower Lbs/ODTPCR-MeOHCollection.LL 15-Day average MeOH collection Limit lowerspecification limit from Proficy

TABLE 7A A Proficy Data Written to PI For Mills following ASB OnlyTreatment Methods Proficy Variable Eng Units PI Tagname Description 15Day - MeOH Avg Lbs/ODTP CR-MeOHCollection.15Day 15-Day average MeOHcollection (Lb/ODTP) 15 Day - MeOH Avg Lower Lbs/ODTPCR-MeOHCollection.LL 15-Day average MeOH collection Limit Lower Warningspecification limit from Proficy 15 Day - MeOH Avg Lbs/ODTPCR-MeOHCollection.LWL 15-Day average MeOH collection Warning Limit LowerUser specification limit from Proficy

Table-8 lists typical Proficy variables for the system and a briefdescription of each.

TABLE 8 Proficy Variables Production Unit Variable Data SourceDescription Production Line: Condensate Event (CMS) Condensate EventCondensate CMS Events Calculation Calculation that generates the 24-hourCMS (CMS) downtime event. Condensate Event Condensate Collection AutoLogManual trigger for the 24-hour CMS downtime (CMS) Data Quality (CMS)event. Production Line: (mill specific) (mill specific) Daily - PI ChipPI Pulp production data quality indicator (event for Meter eachdigester). % Good (mill specific) Daily - PI Main Tank PI Condensateflow data quality indicator. Flow Meter % Good Production Line: MainTank Compliance Main Tank 15 Day - Avg End Time AutoLog Displays thetimestamp for the last data point used Compliance in the 15 Day MeOH Avgcalculation. Main Tank 15 Day - Avg Start Time AutoLog Displays thetimestamp for the first data point Compliance used in the 15 Day MeOHAvg calculation. Main Tank 15 Day - Digester Tons Calculation Total pulpproduction over the last 15-days where Compliance the corresponding dataquality is good. Main Tank 15 Day - MeOH Calculation Total lbs MeOHcollected over the last 15-days Compliance Collected where thecorresponding data quality is good. Main Tank 15 Day - MeOH AvgCalculation Average MeOH collection over the last 15-days Compliancewhere the data quality is good. Main Tank 15 Day - MeOH Avg CalculationLower limit to alert the operator or EHS that the Compliance WarningLimit EE trigger point is being approached for MeOH collection (LowerUser Specification Limit) Main Tank 15 Day - MeOH Avg CalculationTrigger limit for MeOH Collection Excess Compliance Lower LimitEmissions. Equals 11.1 (non-bleached) or 13.2 (bleached). (Lower WarningSpecification Limit). Main Tank Condensate EE Events CalculationCompares 15 Day - MeOH Avg (Lb/ODTP) to Compliance the Lower Warningspecification limit. An 24- hour EE event is generated if the Avg isless than the limit. Main Tank Daily - LAB MeOH Calculation Daily LabMeOH Concentration test result. If Compliance Conc multiple samples arecoded for a given day, equal to the last value received. Main Tank FixedMeOH Conc AutoLog Manually entered Fixed MeOH Concentration. ComplianceMain Tank Concentration Method AutoLog Operator selectable as “DailySample” or “Fixed Compliance Conc”. This determines whether the Daily -LAB MeOH Conc or Fixed MeOH Conc is used in subsequent calculations MainTank Fixed or LAB MeOH Calculation MeOH concentration value used (LAB orFIXED Compliance Conc from above) Main Tank Daily - Manual MeOH AutoLogManually entered MeOH concentration which Compliance Conc overrides thecalculated value. Main Tank Daily - MeOH Conc Calculation Selected MeOHconcentration (Fixed or LAB Compliance Used for Avg MeOH Conc or Daily -Manual MeOH Conc) used in the calculation of Daily - MeOH Collected.Main Tank Daily - PI Main Tank PI Totalized flow from the condensatetank. This Compliance Totalized Flow may come directly from a single PItag or is derived from multiple flow totals. Main Tank Daily - ManualMain AutoLog Manually entered daily flow value. If entered, theCompliance Tank Totalized Flow value will override the PI value. MainTank Daily - Main Tank Calculation The selected value used in subsequentCompliance Totalized Flow Used for calculations. Avg Main Tank Daily -MeOH Collected Calculation Calculated lbs MeOH collected. Inputs areDaily - Compliance MeOH Conc Used for Avg and Daily - Main TankTotalized Flow Used for Avg. Main Tank Daily - PI Digester Tons PI Dailypulp production from PI (ODTP/day) Compliance Main Tank Daily - ManualDigester AutoLog Manually entered daily pulp production value. IfCompliance Tons entered, the value will override the PI value. Main TankDaily - Digester Tons Calculation Daily pulp production used in thecalculation of Compliance Used for Avg 15 Day - Digester Tons (ODTP).Main Tank Daily - MeOH Avg Calculation Calculated daily MeOH collection(Daily - MeOH Compliance Collected)/(Daily - Digester Tons Used for Avg)Production Line: Main Tank LAB MeOH Test Data Main Tank LAB LAB MeOHConc Test File Condensate sample test results. MeOH Test Data ResultTransfer Production Line: Reporting Unit Reporting Unit Condensate DailyPI Process downtime (mins) Downtime Reporting Unit Running TimeCalculation Calculated process uptime (1440- Down Time)

The following paragraphs describe the interrelationship between the PIand Proficy variables and how they work together to complete thecalculation of the 15 day MeOH collection average.

Digesters and Evaporators PTE State

A performance equation calculates an individual area's potential to emit(PTE) status each minute in PI. The performance equation logic returns astate of “CanEmit” when condensate is present in the area's condensatecollection system. This is normally during the period from startup ofthe area (digester or evaporator) until a mill specific period after thearea stops operating and methanol has been cleared from the system. Thedigester area PTE-state (CR-Dig PTE.STAT) is calculated each minutebased upon mill specific criteria (such as chip meter feed or extractionflows for a continuous digester). Similarly, the evaporator areaPTE-state (CR-Evap PTE.STAT) is calculated each minute and is based uponmill specific criteria (typically steam or liquor flow).

Condensate System PTE State

The Condensate system's potential to emit (PTE) is determined in PIusing a performance equation, CR-Cond PTE.STAT which is calculated everyminute. The equation logic returns a state of “CanEmit” when either thedigester area or evaporator area has a potential to emit status of“CanEmit”. When both areas have a PTE status of “CanNotEmit” thecondensate PTE tag returns a state of “CanNotEmit”.

Condensate Daily Downtime Counter

At the start of each mill day, a PI performance equation, CR-CondDown.Day, totals the “CanNotEmit” time for the condensate system(CR-Cond PTE.Stat) over the previous 24-hour period. This value is readby Proficy and is used for both the daily display and daily calculationof condensate runtime (“CanEmit” for the daily period). The dailyruntime minutes are kept in Proficy and are used to compute the totalruntime minutes for the reporting period.

The Evaporator Area PTE, Digester Area PTE, overall Condensate SystemPTE and Daily Downtime data flow is depicted in FIG.-1A.

Pulp Production Filtered Tag and Percent Good

For every new snapshot value for the raw DCS PI tag, a PI performanceequation, CR-pulp production.Filt, filters the raw DCS tag for bad dataquality or non-running status (PTE status of “CanNotEmit”). The checkfor a flat-lined signal is not required since most pulp productiontotals are calculated from the chip meter speed or the blow counterwhich are generally static values. If the PTE status is in a “CanEmit”state the value of the tag is compared against upper and lower rejectlimits (maintained in Proficy and written periodically to PI). If thetag is within the limits the raw value is archived; if the tag isoutside the limits the text string “BAD” is archived instead. When thePTE status is “CanNotEmit” a value of 0 is archived representing noadditional pulp production for the minute.

At the millday rollover, a PI performance equation CR-pulpproduction.PctGd, calculates the percentage of time that the CR-pulpproduction.Filt tag had a valid numerical value over the previous millday (1440 minutes). The CR-pulp production.PctGd tag is read by Proficyand displayed on an Autolog sheet to help explain missing data and formonitoring by operators and the environmental contact.

Daily pulp production data flow is depicted in FIG.-2A.

Daily Pulp Production

At the start of each mill day a PI totalizer tag, CR-pulpproduction.DAY, performs a time-weighted total of the digester pulpproduction rate filtered tag (CR-pulp production.Filt, ODTP/min) overthe previous 24-hour period. Only production rate values while thedigester area's PTE status is “CanEmit” are included in the total.

Proficy reads the pulp production daily total and stores the value inthe variable Daily—PI Digester Tons. As long as 80% of the daily runtimeminutes⁵ for pulp production experienced good data quality, the PIsystem will extrapolate a production total based upon 100% of theruntime minutes. The operator can also manually enter a pulp productionvalue (Daily—Manual Digester Tons) to override an incorrect or missingPI value in the calculation of the daily and 15 Day—Digester Tons.

⁵ The current implementation uses a totalizer period which is 24-hrs forthe daily runtime.

Daily pulp production data flow is depicted in FIG.-2A.

Condensate Collection Filtered Tag and Percent Good

For every new snapshot value for the raw DCS PI tag, a PI performanceequation, CR-cond collection.Filt, examines the raw DCS tag for bad dataquality, a flat-lined signal, or non-running status (PTE status of“CanNotEmit”). If (1) the PTE status is in a “CanEmit”state, (2) thedifference between the maximum value of the raw tag for the past threehours and the minimum value of the raw tag for the past three hours isgreater than zero, and (3) the raw value is within upper and lower dataquality limits the raw value is archived by the filter tag; if the valueof the tag is outside the limits or the maximum value minus the minimumvalue over the three hour period is zero a value of “BAD” is archived bythe tag instead. If the PTE status is “CanNotEmit” a value of 0 isarchived representing no flow for the minute.

At the millday rollover, a PI performance equation CR-condcollection.PctGd calculates the percentage of time that the CR-condcollection.Filt tag had a valid numerical value over the previous millday (1440 minutes). The CR-cond collection.PctGd tag is read by Proficyand displayed on an Autolog sheet to help explain missing data and formonitoring by operators and the environmental contact.

Daily condensate data flow is depicted in FIG.-2A.

Daily Condensate Collection

At the end of each mill day a PI totalizer tag, CR-cond collection.DAY,calculates a time-weighted totalized flow out of the main collectiontank (GPM) over the previous 24-hour period. Proficy reads thecondensate daily total and stores the value in the variable Daily—PIMain Tank Totalized Flow. As long as 80% of the daily runtime minutes¹experienced good flow meter data quality, the PI system will extrapolatethe flow total based upon 100% of the runtime minutes. The operator canalso manually enter a flow value for the day (Daily—Manual Main TankTotalized Flow) that will override an incorrect or missing PI value fordaily flow. This value (and the Daily—MeOH Conc. Used for Avg value—seebelow) is used to calculate the daily collected MeOH (Daily—MeOHCollected). Daily collected MeOH is used in the calculation of 15 daycollected MeOH (15 Day—MeOH Collected).

Daily condensate data flow is depicted in FIG.-2A.

MeOH Concentration

MeOH concentration is determined by lab analysis of samples taken fromthe main collection tank. The CRC lab analysis uses File TransferProtocal (FTP) to automatically enter the lab determined MeOHconcentration into the Main Tank Autolog variable Daily—Lab MeOH Concfor the period (mill day) from which the sample was taken (and appliesto). For other labs, the daily concentration must be manually entered bythe mill.

Alternatively a second Autolog variable, Fixed MeOH Conc. can be used inplace of the Daily—Lab MeOH Conc if the mill and state regulatory agencyagree upon an approach to calculate and verify a fixed MeOH factor,referred to as the Fixed MeOH Conc (Fixed MeOH Concentration).

A pull down selection (Concentration Method) is used to select betweenthe use of the Daily—Lab MeOH Conc and the Fixed MeOH Conc. The FixedMeOH Conc is a manually entered, repeating Autolog variable and is usedwhenever the pull down selection is set to FIXED CONC. The calculationof Daily MeOH Avg (lbs/ODTP) will immediately occur once the daily tonsproduced (ODTP) and daily totalized flows are entered in the system(either manually or automatically from PI data). Since this is a millspecific averaging period, the system administrator, in concert with theenvironmental contact, is responsible to manually update the value ofFixed MeOH Conc to accurately reflect the most current fixed factor MeOHconcentration whenever the factor value changes (and in accordance withthe regulatory agency agreed upon requirements). If the ConcentrationMethod pull down is set to DAILY SAMPLE, the system will wait until alab concentration is available in the Daily—LAB MeOH Conc field tocompute the Daily MeOH Avg (lbs/ODTP).

A third variable, Daily—Manual MeOH Conc, is available for theenvironmental contact to enter a manual concentration that will overridethe automatically entered value (either the Daily—LAB MeOH Conc [ifConcentration Method is set to DAILY SAMPLE] or the Fixed MeOH Conc [ifConcentration Method is set to FIXED CONC]) in case of an incorrect ormissing concentration.

Either the automatic or manually entered concentration (if entered) iscopied into a fourth variable, Daily—MeOH Conc Used for Avg. The valueinitially is set to the automatically entered value (Daily—LAB MeOH Concor Fixed MeOH Conc). The value updates when:

-   -   1) a value is added to the Daily—Manual MeOH Conc;    -   2) the Concentration Method flag changes (from/to DAILY SAMPLE        to/from FIXED CONC); or    -   3) a previously entered manual value is deleted.        Whenever the value in this variable changes, the system will        re-compute the Daily MeOH Avg (lbs/ODTP) and affected 15 day        averages using the new value.

Security will be applied to the variables Fixed MeOH Conc and theConcentration Method selection field to prevent anyone except thedesignated person from modifying the method used (Daily or Fixed) orchange the value of the repeating fixed concentration. This is usuallyaccomplished by the security on the autolog display.

MeOH concentration data flow is depicted in Figure4A.

10) 15-Day Totals

Fifteen-day totals for collected pounds MeOH (15 Day—MeOH Collected) andpulp production (15 Day—Digester Tons) are calculated in Proficy fromthe respective daily values. The calculation looks at the data over thelast 30-days and sums the most recent 15 daily values where thecorresponding data quality is good (as specified by the data qualityflag, Condensate Collection Data Ouality (CMS)). Fifteen values arerequired before a total is calculated. The 15-day average MeOH, 15Day—MeOH Avg (Ibs/ODTP), is calculated by dividing the 15-day collectedMeOH total (15 Day—MeOH Collected) by the 15-day pulp production total(15 Day—Digester Tons).

For mills following the ASB Treatment methodology, a warning limit (theProficy lower user specification limit) is attached to the 15 Day—MeOHAvg variable to warn the operator that MeOH Collection is close tofalling below the excess emission limit (the Proficy lower warningspecification limit) for condensate collection. The Proficy lower userspecification limit is specific to the mill based upon the biologicaltreatment efficiency of the ASB at the sCOD/HP upper limit in Proficyfor the ASB system. The value of the warning limit (Proficy lower userspecification limit) is calculated from the minimum f_(bio) (fractionbiodegraded) that correlates to the sCOD/HP upper limit, determinedduring a performance test; the limit is set to 11.1/f_(bio) for bleachedmills and 7.2/f_(bio) for non-bleached mills. This warning notifies theoperator to inspect and troubleshoot the condensate closed collectionand treatment systems to insure compliance during the next quarterlyperformance test.

Data flow for 15-day totals is depicted in FIG.-4A.

Condensate Collection System EE

A main tank condensate collection EE event is created whenever the 15Day—MeOH Avg (lbs/ODTP) is less than its lower warning specificationlimit configured in Proficy. The event duration is 24-hours.

Data flow for condensate system EE is depicted in FIG.-5A.

Condensate System Bypass Events

Bypasses of the condensate closed collection system are monitored by PI.A typical bypass indicator is the state of a two-way divert valve(Open/Closed) or the state of a tank overflow indicator(Overflow/NotOverflow). For divert valves, a PI performance equation,CR-devicename.Divert, returns a value of “Collect” when flow through thedevice is directed toward the main condensate collection tank andreturns a value of “Divert” when flow through the device is divertedfrom the main collection tank (while the device's area—digesters,evaporators or both—has a PTE status of “CanEmit”). These performanceequations are calculated every minute. Bypass events are monitored forLeak Detection and Repair reporting and may contribute to an EE event ifthe 15-day average MeOH Lbs/ODTP collected at the main tank falls belowthe lower warning specification limit.

Proficy monitors these tags using Proficy downtime model 200 with up toa 15 minute filter. Any PI value other than “Collect” begins a Bypassevent. The Event ends when the PI value returns to “Collect”.

Bypass Event data flow is depicted in FIG.-5A.

Condensate Data Quality Indicator Events

For Data Quality indicator events, Proficy monitors the data qualitystatus for the main tank flow meter and each digester productionindicator (blow counters are usually exempt) using Proficy downtimeModel-200 with a mill specific delay filter. PI performance equations,CR-devicename.DO, return a value of “Bad” when the instrument readingsare outside the mill-specified instrument range while the respectivearea has a PTE status of “CanNotEmit” as indicated by the associatedfiltered (.Filt) tag; otherwise, the returned value is “Good”. WheneverProficy reads any value from PI other than “Good,” a Data QualityIndicator event is started. The event ends when the PI value returns to“Good.” These events are not reportable to the state and are used fordiagnostic troubleshooting of the closed condensate collection system.

Missing MeOH concentration data due to problems with the sample or thelab test are captured with manual downtime events in Proficy. This eventis not reportable to the state and is used for diagnostictroubleshooting of the closed collection systern.

Condensate device Data Quality Indicator event data flow is depicted inFIG.-2A.

Condensate CMS Events

A reportable, 24-hour CMS downtime event is created whenever theoperator sets the Condensate Collection Data Ouality (CMS) pull-downselection to a value of “Bad Data—24 Hr CMS”. This selection will bechosen when the MeOH Concentration, daily flow total, or daily digesterproduction (ODTP) cannot be determined for the day. The operator willuse the reasons assigned to the Data Quality Indicator events for theday to assign the appropriate reasons to the 24-hour CMS event. If themill is using a fixed MeOH concentration factor (Concentration Methodset to FLXED CONC), the absence of a daily MeOH concentration will nolonger result in a reportable CMS event.

Condensate system CMS event data flow is depicted in FIG.-4A.

Condensate System Shutdown

Whenever the condensate system sources (digesters and evaporators) havebeen shutdown for a majority of the day (<20% of the potential runtimeminutes or <4.8 hours per production day) the operator can manuallyselect the option Shutdown from the pull-down selection on theCondensate Collection Data Quality (CMS) variable. This has the effectof eliminating the shutdown day data from use in computing subsequent15-day rolling MeOH collection averages.

When one or more of the required values to compute MeOH collection aremissing, Proficy will suspend MeOH calculations until the values areavailable or operator intervention (through manual entry of a value ormanual selection regarding data quality) is made. The table belowreflects the appropriate action under differing runtime conditionsand/or data quality conditions.

Guidelines For Use of Manual Pull-Down Selections Running ConditionsAppropriate Action >20% of daily runtime and >80% No action required;values auto- Good data matically entered in PI and read by Proficy. >20%runtime and <80% Good data Manual entry of ODTP, Total (Bad or missingPI Data) and an Flow, and/or MeOH Concentra- approved alternate methodof obtaining tion as required ODTP, Flow, or MeOH Concentration <20%runtime (4.8 hours or 288 min.) Select “Shutdown” over the productionday <80% Good Data for runtime min. Select “Bad Data - 24 Hrs CMS” withno approved alternate method of ODTP, Flow, or MeOH Concentration

Standard PI Model

Tag Name Specifications

All Cluster Rule PI tags will begin with “CR-”.

Digital State Set Specifications

The following are the minimum required digital state sets in PI tosupport the Cluster Rule Bleach Plant model.

Digital Set Name State 0 State 1 P2Emit CanEmit CanNotEmit OK-EE OK EEGOOD-BAD Good Bad DivertCollect Divert Collect Running RunningNotRunningScan Class Specifications

The following scan classes must be available in PI. Note, the scan classnumber will vary from mill to mill.

A one minute scan class offset 0 seconds from midnight;

A twenty-four hour scan class offset to the start of mill day.

Examples of the scan class syntax are as follows:

-   -   /f=00:01:00, 00:00:00 (alternately /f=00:01:00, 0)    -   /f=24:00:00, 07:00:00 (alternately /f=24:00:00, 25200) for mill        day at 07:00 am

PI Totalizer Configuration

PI Totalizer tags are used to calculate daily totals from flow metersand production rate tags. In order to properly account for potential toemit status and percent good limits for the source tag, the followingprocedures are used to configure these totalizers:

-   -   1. The flow source tag, which is read directly from a DCS flow        indicator, will be referred to as cond_collection (Condensate        Flow Indicator). The pulp production source tag, which is read        directly from a DCS chip meter or blow counter, will be referred        to as pulp_production (total ODTP/d).    -   2. The totalizer souce tag needs to have cluster rule data        quality criteria applied. This includes data quality limits        (instrument range), flat-lined signal tests and PTE status. Some        tags, such as chip meter RPM, may change so slowly that a        flat-lined signal test is not applicable. Other tags, such as        condensate flow, will check the difference in the maximum value        and the minimum value over the previous three hours to insure        that the tag is not flat-lined. When the PTE status is        “CanNotEmit”, the .Filt tag returns a value of 0 so that the        Totalizer will total a value of 0 instead of an interpolated        value. The .FILT tag should be a PI PE tag, event scheduled, so        that buffered DCS data will re-trigger the calculations. so that        the totalizer will compute a value within one minute of the end        of the day, the raw DCS tag exception max attribute must be set        to 60 seconds or less. This will help Proficy's ability to read        the value at the mill day rollover.    -   3. Proficy will generate informational downtime events, when CMS        instruments are not reading, which can be used to identify        reasons for 24 hour CMS downtime, when totalizer values are        missing because the % goodis less than 80%. These downtime        events are generated from a .DQ tag which is “GOOD” if the .Filt        tag has a numeric value and “BAD” when the .Filt tag's value is        a digital state. The .DQ tag is an event scheduled PE tag, based        on changes in the .FILT tag, so that it computes immediately        whenever the process value changes.    -   4. A .PctGd PE tag will calculate daily percent good of the        .FILT, but will not generate CMS events automatically. It will        be read by Proficy and displayed for operator information. Daily        CMS events are manually created by the environmental contact        using a Proficy Autolog pull down menu.    -   5. The daily totalizer, .DAY, will use .FILT as its SourceTag        using a %-good attribute of 80% (or other value negotiated with        the state agency). The effect of this is that the totalizer only        totalizes pulp_production or cond_collection when the status of        the source tag is good (a numeric value), and there is a        potential to emit (included in the .Filt tag logic). If the        percent good of .FILT is greater than 80%, but less than 100%,        the totalizer will extrapolate the available values to estimate        a 100% daily total. If the percent good is less than 80%, the        totalizer will not generate a valid daily total. When there is        no potential to emit, the .FILT tag will have a value of zero,        so will contribute nothing to the daily total for that period.        PI Tag Configuration Specification

Tables 49-1 and 49-2 provide tag configuration examples of performanceequations for a typical condensate collection model. Tables 49-3 and49-4 provide tag configuration examples of totalizers for a typicalcondensate collection model. Table 49-5 gives exception and compressionsattribute standards for raw DCS PI tags.

TABLE 49-1 Tag Name/Descriptor Comments Exdesc CR-Dig.Stat/CR-Mill-Dependent If (‘flow.PV’< Evaps.Stat⁶ lowflowlimit . . . ) Runningstatus then “NotRunning” else “Running” CR-Dig_PTE.STAT⁷ CanEmit if thearea if Digesters Potential to is running, producing BadVal(TimeEQ(‘CR-Emit Status MeOH, or has been Dig.STAT’, ‘*- running and has notdelaytime, ‘*’, “Run- yet purged all MeOH ning”)) then PrevVal from thesystem (‘CR- Dig_PTE.STAT’, ‘*-delaytime’) else if TimeEQ(‘CR-Dig.STAT’, ‘*-delaytime’, ‘*’, “Running”) > 0 then “CanEmit” else“CanNotEmit” CR-Evaps_PE.STAT² CanEmit if the area if EvaporatorsPotential is running, producing BadVal(TimeEQ(‘CR- to Emit Status MeOH,or has been Evaps.STAT’, ‘*- running and has not delaytime’, ‘*’, yetpurged all MeOH “Running”)) then from the system PrevVal(‘CR-Evaps_PTE.STAT’, ‘*-delaytime’) else if TimeEQ(‘CR- Evaps.STAT’, ‘*-delaytime’, ‘*’, “Running”) > 0 then “CanEmit” else “CanNotEmit”CR-Cond_PTE.STAT² CanEmit if either dig If ‘CR- Condensate Potential orevaps area PTE is Dig_PTE.SAT’ = to Emit Status “CanEmit”; “CanNotEmit”and CanNotEmit if both ‘CR_Evaps_PTE. dig and evaps area STAT = PTE isCanNotEmit CanNotEmit” then “CanNotEmit” else “CanEmit”CR-Cond_Down.Day⁸ Total minutes in the TimeEq(‘CR- Daily CondensateCanNotEmit state for Cond_PTE.STAT’, downtime yesterdays operating‘Y+7H’,‘T+7H’, day “CanNotEmit”)/60 CR-pulp_production.Filt Filters rawDCS tag Event=pulp_pro- Pulp production based on upper and duction, if‘CR- rate filtered lower limits and PTE Dig_PTE.STAT’= status “CanEmit”then (if (‘pulp_production’>= lowlowlimit and ‘pulp_production’<=hihilimit) then ‘pulp_production’ else “Bad”) else 0CR-cond_collection.Filt Filters raw DCS tag Event=cond_collec-Condensate collection based on upper and tion, if ‘CR- filtered lowerlimits and PTE Cond_PTE.STAT’= status “CanEmit” then (if(TagMax(‘cond_col- lection’,’*-3h’, ’*’) - TagMin(‘cond_col-lection’,’*-3h’,’*’) > 0 and ‘cond_collection’>= lowlowlimit and ‘cond_collection’<= hihilimit) then ‘ cond_collection’ else “Bad”) else 0CR- Bad if .Filt tag has event=CR- pulp_production.DQ⁴ BAD value; GOODis pulp_production.Filt, Pulp production Filt tag has numeric ifBadVal(‘ CR- rate data quality value pulp_produc- tion.Filt ’)then “Bad”else “Good” CR- BAD if .Filt tag has event=CR- cond_collection.DQ⁹ BADvalue; GOOD is pulp_production.Filt, Condensate collection Filt tag hasnumeric if BadVal(‘ CR- Data Quality value pulp_produc- tion.Filt ’)then “BAD” else “GOOD” CR- Calculates the daily If pulp_production.PctGdpercent good of the BadVal(PctGood(‘CR- Pulp production .Filt tagpulp_production.Filt’, rate % Good ‘Y+420M’,‘T+420M’, ‘T+420M’)) then 0else PctGood(‘CR- pulp_production.Filt’, ‘Y+420M’,‘T+420M’) CR-Calculates the daily If cond_collection.PctGd percent good of theBadVal(PctGood(‘CR- Condensate collection .Filt tagpulp_production.Filt’, % Good ‘Y+420M’, ‘T+420M’)) then 0 elsePctGood(‘CR- pulp_production.Filt’, ‘Y+420M’,‘T+420M’) CR- Monitor tankover- For tank overflows - devicename.Divert¹⁰ flows and diverts ofIf(‘CR- Bypass event condensate to sewer Cond_PTE.STAT’= for leakdetection and ”CanNotEmit”) then repair reporting “Collect” else if(‘tank_level.PV’ <= HiHiLimit) then “Collect” else “Divert” For divertvalves - If(‘CR- Cond_PTE.STAT’= ”CanNotEmit”) then “Collect” else if(‘devicename.PV’ = “Open”) then “Collect” else “Divert” CR- 15-DayAverage MeOHCollection.15Day MeOH collection CR-MeOHCollection.LL 15-DayAvg MeOH collection Low Limit CR- 15-Day Avg MeOH MeOHCollection.LWL¹¹coll. Low User Limit ⁶Running Status tag logic is to be defined so thatany error conditions will default to the value of “Running” (finalclause is else “Running”) ⁷If delaytime is not required, running statuslogic is used in the PTE tag and the running status tag is not needed.PTE Status tag logic is defined so that the default value is“CanNotEmit” (final clause is else “CanNotEmit”) ⁸Daily downtime taglogic, Y+7H refers to 7:00 am yesterday and T+7H refers to 7:00 am todayfor a mill-day rollover of 7:00 am (adjust for mill's actual rollover)⁹Data Quality (CMS) tag logic is defined so that any error conditionswill default to the value of “BAD” (final clause is else “BAD”) ¹⁰BypassDivert tag logic is defined so that any error conditions will default tothe value of “Divert” (final clause is else “Divert”) ¹¹Lower UserSpecification Limit is written to PI ONLY when ASB Treatment method isused.

TABLE 49-2 Point Point LLoca- cComp Com- Comp Eexc shut- Tag Nameengunits source type DigitalSet tion4 dev pressing Max dev excmax downstep zero Span CR-Dig.Stat/CR- Running/ C Digital Running 1 Mill std 1Mill std Mill Mill std 1 0 Evaps.Stat NotRunning std CR- CanEmit/ CDigital P2EMIT 1 0 1 28800 00  60 1 0 Dig_PTE.STAT CanNotEmit CR-CanEmit/ C Digital P2EMIT 1 0 1 28800 00  60 1 0 Evaps_PTE.STATCanNotEmit CR- CanEmit/ C Digital P2EMIT 1 0 1 28800 00  60 1 0Cond_PTE.STAT CanNotEmit CR- Min/Day C Float32 4 0 1  7200 00  60 0 1 01440 Cond_Down.Day CR- ODTP/m C Float32 1 0 1 Mill std 0 60 1 0 ? ?pulp_production.- Filt CR- GPM C Float32 1 0 1 Mill std 0 60 1 0 ? ?cond_collection_tag.Filt CR- GOOD- C Digital BAD- 1 0 1 28800 0 60 0 0pulp_production.- BAD GOOD DQ CR- GOOD- C Digital BAD- 1 0 1 28800 0 600 0 cond_collection_tag.DQ BAD GOOD CR- % C Float32 4 0 1  7200 00  60 11 0 100  pulp_production.- PctGd CR- % C Float32 4 0 1  7200 0 60 0 1 0100  cond_collection_tag.PctGd CR- Divert- C Digital divert- 1 0 1 288000 60 0 1 devicename.Divert Collect Collect CR- Lbs/ODTP Lab Float32 1 01 28800 0 600  0 1 0 15  MeOH- Collection.15Day CR-MeOH- Lbs/ODTP LabFloat32 1 0 1 28800 0 600  0 1 0 15  Collection.LL CR-MeOH- Lbs/ODTP LabFloat32 1 0 1 28800 0 600  0 1 0 15  Collection.LWL Note: Italics printrepresents mill specific information.

TABLE 49-3 Tag Name/ Eng point- Descriptor Comments units source Ptclass Sourcetag FilterExpr CR- Totalizes ODTPD T Totalizer CR- Must bepulp_production. filtered pulp pulp_production_tag. none DAY productionrate Filt Daily Total tag for yesterday (daily digester Digester Musthave 80% production) Production of good value CR- Totalizes Gal/ TTotalizer CR- Must be cond_collection filtered condensate Day Cond_col-none DAY flow to treatment lection_tag.Filt Daily Total for yesterday.Condensate Must have 80% to Treatment of good values

TABLE 49-4 Rate Sample Total Close Report Pct Tag Name Mode Mode ModeFunction CalcMode Period Offset Good CR- Natural Clock Period End TotalTime weighted +1d +7h¹ 80 pulp_production.DAY CR- Natural Clock PeriodEnd Total Time weighted +1d +7h¹ 80 cond_collection.DAY Note: Italicsprint represents mill specific information. ¹Totalized values foryesterday's MILL day. Example shows offset for mill day rollover at 7:00am.

TABLE 49-5 Exc- Exc- Comp Comp Com- Tag Name Descriptor Dev Max Dev Maxpressing pulp_production Raw DCS Mill 60 Mill <=3600 1 tag for std stdpulp pro- duction cond_collection Raw DCS Mill 60 Mill <=3600 1 tag forstd std main tank flow devicename.PV Raw DCS Mill 60 Mill Mill std 1 tagfor std std divert valve tank_level.PV Raw DCS Mill 60 Mill Mill std 1tag for std std tank levelStandard Proficy Model

The Proficy model consists of input variables (PI inputs), calculatedvariables, stored procedures, and Visual Basic scripts (VB scripts).Variables for a typical Condensate Main Tank Collection system anddescriptions of the stored procedures and the VB scripts are includedbelow. Complete listings of the Stored Procedures can be found herein.

PI Interface Proficy Variables

TABLE 10 Variable Eng Event Data- Sampling Sampling Sampling SamplingDescription DataSource Units Type Type Precision Window Interval Offset¹Type PI Tag 15 Day - MeOH Avg Calculation lbs/ Time Float 2 1440 420 CR-Warning Limit ODTP MeOH- Collection.LWL² 15 Day - MeOH Avg Calculationlbs/ Time Float 2 1440 420 CR- Lower Limit ODTP MeOHCollection.LL² 15Day - MeOH Avg Calculation lbs/ Time Float 2 1440 420 CR- ODTP MeOH-Collection.15Day² Daily - PI Digester Tons PI ODTP Time Float 0 60 1440420 Last Good CR- Value pulp_production.DAY Daily - PI Main Tank PI GalsTime Float 0 60 1440 420 Last Good CR- Totalized Flow Valuecond_collection.DAY Daily - PI Chip Meter PI % Time Float 1 60 1440 420Last Good CR- % Good Value pulp_production.- PctGd Daily - PI Main TankPI % Time Float 1 60 1440 420 Last Good CR- Flow Meter % Good Valuecond_collection.PctGd Condensate Daily PI MMin- Time Integer 60 1440 420Last Good CR-Cond_Down.Day Downtime utes Value ¹The sampling offset isdetermined based upon the mill-specific start of day time. The offsetvalue is the number of minutes from midnight to the mill start of day.Example shows mill day start at 7:00 am. ²Values written to PI

TABLE 11 Proficy Calculated Variables Eng Data Sampling SamplingSampling Variable Description Units Event Type Type Precision IntervalOffset¹ Window Calc Type Calc Name Condensate CMS Events Status TimeString 1440 420 Stored Condensate CMS Events Procedure 15 Day - DigesterTons ODTP Time Float 1 1440 420 21599 Stored 15 Day Total Procedure 15Day - MeOH Avg lbs/ Time Float 2 1440 420 Equation Lower User Spec Limit(Lb/ODTP) Warning Limit ODTP 15 Day - MeOH Avg lbs/ Time Float 2 1440420 Equation Lower Warning Spec Lower Limit ODTP Limit 15 Day - bs/ TimeFloat 2 1440 420 Equation Calc (A/B) MeOH Avg ODTP 15 Day - MeOHCollected lbs Time Float 0 1440 420 21599 Stored 15 Day Total ProcedureCondensate EE Events Status Time String 1440 420 Stored Condensate EEEvents Procedure Daily - Digester Tons ODTP Time Float 1 1440 420 StoredManual Update Used for Avg Procedure Daily - LAB MeOH Conc ppm TimeFloat 0 1440 420 Stored GetMeOHLabData Procedure Fixed or LAB MeOH Concppm Time Float 0 1440 420 Stored Fixed or LAB MeOH Procedure Conc.Daily - MeOH Conc Used ppm Time Float 0 1440 420 Stored Manual Updatefor Avg Procedure Daily - Main Tank Totalized Gals Time Float 0 1440 420Stored Manual Update Flow Used for Avg Procedure Daily - MeOH Collectedlbs Time Float 0 1440 420 Equation Calc (A*8.34*B/1000000) Daily - MeOHAvg lbs/ Time Float 2 1440 420 Equation Calc (A/B) ODTP Condensate DailyUpTime Minutes Time Integer 1440 420 Equation UpTime (Daily)

TABLE 12 Proficy AutoLog & File Transfer Variable Eng Event Pre-Sampling Sampling Variable Description DataSource Units Type DataTypecision Interval Offset¹ Repeating Condensate Collection Data AutoLogStatus Time Data 1440 420 Quality (CMS) Quality 15 Day - Avg End TimeAutoLog Date Time String 1440 420 15 Day - Avg Start Time AutoLog DateTime String 1440 420 Daily - Manual Digester Tons AutoLog ODTP TimeFloat 1 1440 420 Fixed MeOH Conc AutoLog ppm Time Float 0 1440 420 YesConcentration Method AutoLog ppm Time Sampling 1440 420 Yes MethodDaily - Manual MeOH Conc AutoLog ppm Time Float 0 1440 420 LAB MeOH ConcTest Result File ppm Production Float 0 1 Transfer Event ¹The samplingoffset is determined based upon the mill-specific start of day time. Theoffset value is the number of minutes from midnight to the mill start ofthe day. Example shows mill day start at 7:00 am.Specification Limits

Proficy has upper and lower specification limits that can be defined forevery variable: entry limits, user limits, warning limits, and rejectlimits. The following descriptions define how Proficy uses these limitsto trigger events and inform operators of impending events:

-   -   User Limits        -   Provides a visible warning that event trigger points are            being approached by changing the font color of the variable            on an Autolog sheet    -   Warning Limits        -   Trigger level for EE events    -   Reject Limits        -   Trigger level for CMS events or data quality limits    -   Entry Limits        -   Restricts the range of valid numerical entries used for a            manual entry variable.

TABLE 13 Proficy Variables and Specification limits SpecificationVariable Name Limit Use Daily - Manual Lower Entry Minimum possibledaily digester tons Digester Tons Upper Entry Maximum possible dailydigester tons (max ODTP/m*1440) Fixed MeOH Lower Entry Minimum possibledaily MeOH Con- Concentration centration Upper Entry Maximum possibledaily MeOH Con- centration (max ppm*1440) Daily - Manual Lower EntryMinimum possible daily MeOH MeOH Concen- Concentration tration UpperEntry Maximum possible daily MeOH Concentration (max ppm*1440) Daily -Manual Lower Entry Minimum possible daily main tank Main Tank flowTotalized Flow Upper Entry Maximum possible daily main tank flow (maxgpm*1440) Daily - MeOH Lower User Visible warning that EE limit is beingAvg approached Lower Warning Visible warning that EE limit for the dayhas been tripped (No EE event is created) 15 Day - MeOH Lower UserVisible warning that EE limit is being Avg approached Lower WarningTrigger 24 hour EE event Daily - PI chip Lower Reject Used to indicatebad data quality meter % Good (valve is always 80) Daily - PI Main LowerReject Used to indicate bad data quality Tank Flow Meter (value isalways 80) % GoodMeOH Test Data File Transfer

MeOH concentration test results are imported from the testing lab hostvia file transfer. New test data is stored in a delimited ASCII file ina specified folder on the testing lab host. Proficy's FTP engine, at aspecified frequency, looks for new files with a name matching aspecified mask in the designated folder on the remote host. When the FTPengine detects a new file, the file is moved from the host to the folder“\Proficy\lncoming” folder on the Proficy server. Similarly, Proficyimport Model-79 continuously monitors “\Proficy\lncoming” every minutefor a new data file. If a new file is found, the data is parsed andtransferred as inputs to the stored procedure spLocal_CRCEvent_Datawhere it is processed. The data file structure consists of four fields:the data source ID (e.g., example: CR-AU-MT-HP-IN where AU=mill Id),date, timestamp, and test result. The stored procedure runs once forevery record in the file, creates a production event (event numberformat—mmddhhmmss from the data's date/time), and records the data inthe TESTS table while retaining the data's relationship to the eventnumber. If processing is successful, the file is moved to the folder“\Proficy\Processed” and the file name appended with a timestampdesignating the processing date/time. If processing is unsuccessful, thefile is moved to the folder “\Proficy\UnProcessed” and timestamped.

Calculations

15 Day Total

Type: Stored Procedure—spLocal_(—)15DayTotal

This procedure looks at daily data for a specified variable (eitherDaily—MeOH Collected (Lbs) or Daily—Digester Tons Used for Avg (ODTP))over the last 30-days and sums the most recent 15 daily values where thedata quality is good (as specified by the data quality flag, CondensateCollection Data Ouality (CMS)). Fifteen values are required before atotal is calculated. Values with a timestamp that is not the mill-dayrollover are excluded from the calculation.

Condensate EE Events

Type: Stored Procedure—spLocal_CondEvents

This procedure reads the value of the dependent variable (15 Day—MeOHAvg (Lbs/ODTP)) and compares it to the variable's specification limit,as specified in the calculation inputs (LW, LR, etc.). If this value isoutside of the limit, then a 24-hr downtime event is created (appendedif a contiguous event exists) on the variable's unit. The followingtable lists the possible status messages and their definition. Thisstatus message is displayed on the Autolog display as the variableCondensate EE Events.

Status Message Definition No Dep Var Calculation is not configuredcorrectly, dependant variable is not configured No Reject Calculation isnot configured correctly, reject limit in- put constant is notconfigured. Incorrect Reject Calculation is not configured correctly,reject limit is incorrect. Bad Limit The reject specification limit isNULL. No Value The dependant variable value is NULL Event Created Adowntime event was created because the 15 day MeOH Avg is less than thereject limit. Event Updated An existing event was extended because thenext day's 15 day MeOH Avg is still less than the reject limit.

Type: Stored Procedure—spLocal_CondCMSEvents

This stored procedure creates a 24-hour downtime event that is triggeredby a manual input from the operator (via Condensate Collection DataOuality (CMS) which is configured as the dependent variable). Thefollowing table lists the possible status messages and their definition.This status message is displayed on the Autolog display as the variableCondensate CMS Events.

Status Message Definition No Dep Var Calculation is not configuredcorrectly, dependant vari- able is not configured No Event A downtimeevent was not created. Event Created A downtime event was created whenthe “Bad Data - 24 hr CMS” option was chosen on the Autolog display.Event Updated An existing event was extended when the “Bad Data - 24 hrCMS” option was chosen on the Autolog display for the next mill day.

Calc(A*8.34*B/1000000)

Type: Equation

Calculates the MeOH quantity (Lbs) from the MeOH concentration (A inppm) and the condensate collection total (B in gals).

ManualUpdate

Type: Stored Procedure—spLocal_ManualUpdate

This procedure uses one input and one dependent variable. This procedureperforms a signal selection between a manually entered (dependentvariable) value and another variable (the input). If the dependantvariable value (the manually entered value) is NULL, the output is thevalue of the input variable. Otherwise, the output is set to the valueof the dependant variable. The triggers for this procedure are time(based on the sample interval for the variable), value change for thedependant variable or value change for the input variable.

Fixed or LAB MeOH Conc

Type: Stored Procedure—spLocal_MeOHConcSelect

This procedure selects the correct MeOH concentration value, Fixed MeOHConc or Daily—LAB MeOH Conc based on the value of the pulldown selector,Concentration Method.

GetMeOHLabData

Type: Stored Procedure—spLocal_GetMeOHLabData

This procedure returns the last value for LAB MeOH Conc. Test Result,from the previous 24-hour period.

Uptime (Daily)

Type: Equation

Calculates the daily uptime in minutes (Condensate Daily UpTime) fromthe daily downtime received from PI (Condensate Daily Downtime)

Lower Warning Spec Limit

Type: Equation

Returns the lower warning specification limit of the specified inputvariable.

Lower User Spec Limit

Type: Equation

Returns the lower User specification limit of the specified inputvariable.

Calc (A/B)

Type: Equation

Returns quotient of the two inputs, A and B.

TABLE 14 Main Tank Compliance Unit Variable Title Text Mill DayReporting Unit Mill Day Pulp Production Main Tank Compliance Daily - PIPine Digester Tons Kamyr Chip Meter Data Daily - PI Pine Chip MeterQuality % Good Main Tank Compliance Daily - Manual Pine Di- gester TonsMain Tank Compliance Daily - Manual Hwd Diges- ter Tons Main TankCompliance Daily - Total Digester Tons MeOH Concen- tration Main TankCompliance Daily - LAB MeOH Conc Main Tank Compliance Fixed MeOH ConcMain Tank Compliance Concentration Method Main Tank Compliance Daily -Manual MeOH Conc Main Tank Compliance Daily - MeOH Conc Used for AvgMeOH Collection Main Tank Compliance Daily - PI Main Tank Totalized FlowMain Tank Compliance Daily - PI Main Tank Flow Meter % Good Main TankCompliance Daily - Manual Main Tank Totalized Flow Main Tank ComplianceDaily - MeOH Collected Main Tank Compliance Daily - MeOH Avg 15 DayAverages Main Tank Compliance 15 Day - MeOH Collected Main TankCompliance 15 Day - Digester Tons Main Tank Compliance 15 Day - MeOH AvgMain Tank Compliance 15 Day - Avg Start Time Main Tank Compliance 15Day - Avg End Time Condensate Event (CMS) Condensate Collection DataQuality (CMS) Reporting Reporting Unit Down Time Reporting Unit RunningTime

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF lvhc hvlc

The purpose of this document is to describe the design of the recordkeeping and reporting system for the collection and destruction of LowVolume/High Concentration (LVHC) and High Volune/Low Concentration(HVLC) gases. The software is comprised of PI Data Archive software(which is used for automatic data collection from various processinstrumentation and control systems) and Proficy software (which usesthe data collected by PI in conjunction with manual inputs and businessrules to monitor and report on the performance of the LVHC/HVLCcollection and destruction system). This documentation is directedtoward system administrator level personnel.

The following sections describe the general configuration of thestandard LVHC/HVLC monitoring system. Deviations from the standardmodel, configuration listings for specific areas, and mill-specificdetails are contained in the appendices.

Low Volume/High Concentration (LVHC) and High Volume/Low Concentrationgases from regulated sources (e.g., blow tanks, blow heat recovery,turpentine system, stripper off gas, diffusion washers, etc.) arecollected by a closed vent system and treated by incineration in one ormore of the following systems:

-   -   (a) Thermal oxidizer (incinerator),    -   (b) Power Boiler,    -   (c) Lime Kiln, or    -   (d) Flare.

The Proficy system is used to track both Excess Emission (EE) andContinuous Monitoring System (CMS) DOWNTIME events. Excess emissionevents occur whenever LVHC/HVLC gases (also referred to asNon-Condensible Gases) are vented to the atmosphere, when gases areinadequately treated, and when no destruction device is operating whilegases are being produced. PI monitors the state of each potentialemission source (e.g., vent valves, rupture disks, relief valves, loopseals, etc.) while accounting for the area's Potential to Emit statusand triggers Proficy to record an event anytime gases are vented. Therecorded event includes the event start time, end time and duration.¹²

¹² As required by 40CFR §63.10(c). The regulations provide a non-SSMexcess emissions allowance of 1% of operating time for the reportingperiod for LVHC systems before a violation is recorded (4% for HVLCsystems) as stated in §63.443 (e).

PI tags also monitor the state of all destruction devices. The PI tagstrigger instantaneous excess emission events in Proficy whenever anyindividual destruction device stops operating while regulated gas isdirected to it (as determined by mill-specific process input signals).Destruction device excess emissions are recorded by the system whenever

-   -   a thermal oxidizer is in use and the monitored parameter(s) fail        to meet the required standard,¹³ or

¹³ Thermal-oxidizer monitoring requirements are contained in 40 CFR§63.453(b) and §63.443(d)1-3.

-   -   no destruction device is operating while regulated gases are        being produced.

The Proficy system also captures and records failures (downtime) ofContinuous Monitoring System (CMS) devices, referred to as CMS events.LVHC/HVLC CMS events are created only for applicable destruction devices(thermal oxidizers) and only when the device is in use as a destructiondevice. The system records failures whenever the data signal

-   -   is suspect (out of a specified data quality range or        flat-lined),    -   cannot be determined due to signal malfunction, or    -   is unavailable due to maintenance calibration.        The CMS events are summarized individually for each applicable        control device and reported separately to the state in a        semi-annual CMS performance report or more frequently as        required.

The Proficy software logs all excess emission and CMS events andoperator responses to those events. The responses record the operatordetermined Trouble, Cause, Correction (response), and Report Code(report categorization) for the event. The report categorizationspecifies if the event is considered an allowable excess emission or CMSoccurrence as the event may be allowed due to Startup, Shutdown, andMalfunction (SSM) provisions. The events for LVHC collection/treatmentand HVLC collection/treatment are compiled separately by the system andreported separately to the state regulatory agency on a semi-annualbasis or more frequently as required.

The PI system also calculates and makes available to Proficy a “DailyDown Time” which is the time that the processes capable of producingregulated HAPs are not operating. Proficy, in turn calculates theprocess uptime. The total Daily Uptime for the reporting period becomesthe denominator in determining if the mill has exceeded the excessemission allowance for the reporting period.

Additionally, the PI system calculates the time each day that each LVHCCMS device (thermal oxidizer) is not used to treat gases (DailyDowntime). Proficy uses this daily calculation to

calculate the thermal oxidizer uptime, which becomes the denominator indetermining if the mill has exceeded the CMS allowance for the reportingperiod.¹⁴

¹⁴ As required by 40CFR §63.454(b)(11)-(12) and §63.10(c)-(e). HVLC andLVHC CMS downtime is calculated and reported as a percentage of sourceruntime.

Events and TCC answers are recorded within the Proficy system. On aperiodic or scheduled basis, mill environmental personnel can runreports listing the events (start time, end time, and duration) andtheir TCC answers, summarizing the total duration of all events byspecific report code, and calculating excess emissions and CMS downtimeagainst the allowances. The reports are run from Microsoft Excel usingan Excel VBA add-in specifically written and designed to generateenvironmental reports which meet the regulatory reportingrequirements.¹⁵

¹⁵ The regulatory record keeping and reporting requirements are codifiedin 40 CFR §63.6(e)(3), §63.8(c)(1), and §63.10.

For HVLC and LVHC reporting simultaneous excess emission events answeredwith different report codes are allotted time in the report summariesaccording to the following report hierarchy:¹⁶

¹⁶ The report code hierarchy is from top to bottom; that is, if oneevent is categorized Other Known Causes and a simultaneous event iscategorized Process Problems, the event time is allocated and summarizedas towards Other Known Causes.

-   -   1. Other Unknown Causes        -   2. Other Known Causes        -   3. Process Problems        -   4. Control Equipment Problems        -   5. Startup/Shutdown

Additionally a sixth report code, No Excess Emission, eliminates anevent from inclusion in the report categorization hierarchy andindicates that the event was recorded by the system in error. When thisreport code is utilized, the user must have appropriate documentationthat the event

was created in error and that no excess emission occurred. The singleevent will be excluded from the report summarization but concurrentevents, either unanswered or with different report codes will beincluded in the report summary.

For excess emission events that contain incomplete or missing TCCanswers, the report system allocates the event time to either OtherUnknown Causes (in the case that there was no simultaneous eventanswered) or to the report code category of simultaneous eventsfollowing the hierarchy above.¹⁷

¹⁷ When the only existing simultaneous event is answered No ExcessEmission, the unanswered event is categorized as Other Unknown Causesfor the purposes of report code summarization.

For HVLC and LVHC reporting, simultaneous CMS events answered withdifferent report codes are allotted time according to the followingreport hierarchy:

-   -   1. Other Unknown Causes    -   2. Other Known Causes    -   3. Monitor Equipment Malfunctions    -   4. Non-Monitor Equipment Malfunctions    -   5. QA/QC Calibrations

Additionally a sixth report code, No Monitor Downtime, eliminates anevent from inclusion in the report categorization hierarchy andindicates that the event was recorded by the system in error. When thisreport code is utilized, the user must have appropriate documentationthat the event was created in error and that monitoring of the thermaloxidizer was maintained. Unanswered events (or events with incompleteanswers resulting in a missing report code) are categorized as OtherUnknown Causes from a report summarization standpoint.

Tables 15, 16 & 17 give PI tag naming conventions and description fortypical variables used in the standard model.

TABLE 15 Typical Emission Source PI Tags Tag Format DescriptionCR-millarea.STAT Running/NotRunning status of mill area.CR-millarea_PTE.STAT Indicates when a mill area is capable of produc-ing regulated gases. Ventvalve.PV An emissions point device stateindicator such Main Valve.PV as a vent valve position.CR-devicename.Vent EE event trigger sent to Proficy. CR-Main.VentCR-Rupture.Vent

TABLE 16 Typical Destruction Device PI Tags Tag Format DescriptionCR-destdevice.TREAT Indicates when the destruction device is operat- ingand that regulated gases are being directed to a given destructiondevice. CR-LVHC.TREAT Indicates when at least one destruction device (orCR-HVLC.TREAT) in the LVHC (or HVLC) system is treating.CR-destdevice.EE Destruction device EE event trigger sent to Proficy.CR-destdevice.DQ Indicates when the destruction device status cannot beconfirmed. This is the CMS down- time event trigger monitored byProficy. CR-destdeviceDown.Day Calculates total time for previous millday that the destruction device was not treating gases.

TABLE 17 Reporting PI Tags Tag Format Description CR-HVLC_PTE.STATOutputs “CanEmit” when any one HVLC area has a PTE value of “CanEmit”CR-LVHC_PTE.STAT Outputs “CanEmit” when any one LVHC area has a PTEvalue of “CanEmit” CR-HVLC_Down.Day Daily minutes of time when the HVLCsystem is in a “CanNotEmit” state. CR-LVHC_Down.Day Daily minutes oftime when the LVHC system is in a “CanNotEmit” state.

The following sections describe in detail how the Proficy /LVHC/HVLCmodel triggers EE and CMS events.

Mill Area State—PTE

Each area that produces regulated gases has a potential to emit (PTE)performance equation tag in PI. The performance equation logic returns astate of “CanEmit” when HAPS are present, and can potentially be emittedwhen a vent valve is opened. This is normally during the period fromstartup of the area until a mill specified period after the area stopsrunning, and regulated gases have been cleared from all areas of thesystem. The area PTE state is calculated each minute based upon millspecified, site specific criteria such as flow, motor running state orpump running state.

A block diagram of potential to emit and daily downtime/uptime data flowis depicted in FIG.-1B.

Vent Source EE

For each mill area that can produce regulated gases, PI receives raw DCSstates for all of the possible emission points. Generally these aredigital tags that give the state of the valve (open or closed) orrupture disk (if the source is a modulating valve, PI receives an analogvalue from the DCS that represents % open). An event-based performanceequation, CR-devicename.VENT, determines when an emission point isventing to the atmosphere while the mill area has a potential to emit.This PI performance equation returns a value of “Vent” or “NotVent.”

Vent Source EE events are created by Proficy using the Proficy downtimemodel 200. Proficy monitors the digital tag, CR-devicename.VENT, for thefault value of “Vent”. Whenever the value enters the fault state (orremains in the fault state for a period longer than a specified filtertime), an EE event is recorded by the system.

A block diagram of the vent data flow is depicted in FIG.-3B.

Main Vent Filtering (Optional)

Main vent filtering is an additional configuration to each “.Vent” tagthat attempts to reduce the number of events that operators must answerwhen a system-wide event occurs. All upstream vents points are filteredout in PI whenever the Main Vent tag has a value of “Vent.” The mainvent is defined as the last vent before the gases are routed to thedestruction devices (vents at the destruction devices are not mainvents).

A PI performance equation, CR-MainVent.Filt, outputs “Venting” when themain vent is “Venting” and continues to output “Venting” for a milldetermined time after the main vent returns to “NotVenting.” This delayis intended to give operators time to close the upstream vents afterthey have closed the main vent. Each upstream vent tag is set to“NotVenting” whenever the CR-MainVent.Filt tag has the value of“Venting”.

Destruction Device Treating LVHC/HVLC Gases and EE

For destruction devices, a PI performance equation, CR-devicename.TREAT,determines if the device is accepting gases by verifying the correctoperating conditions (operating flow, motor running, operating pressureor operating temperature), and that the appropriate valves are inposition for LVHC/HVLC gases to be directed to the device. For thermaloxidizer devices (incinerators), where a burner management system (BMS)is connected to PI, the preferred running indicator is the BMS “Ready toAccept Gases” tag. The destruction device treating status is requiredfor thermal oxidizer devices to determine running time for the CMSdevice on the reports. For other types of destruction devices, thedevice treating status is for other purposes. A block diagram ofdestruction device treatment status data flow is depicted in FIG.-2B.

For thermal oxidizer destruction devices, another performance equation,CR-destdevice.EE, returns the digital state “EE” whenever the PI logicdetermines that the device is not properly destroying HAPS while gasesare being sent to it; otherwise the equation returns the value “OK”.This tag triggers an EE event when the flame temperature is less thanthe minimum acceptable temperature, there is the potential to emit, andthe device is accepting gases. Proficy monitors this tag using theProficy downtime model 200. If the fault state of “EE” is detected (orremains for a period longer than a specified filter time) an EE event istriggered. A block diagram of destruction device EE and CMS data flow isdepicted in FIG.-4B.

Destruction Device CMS

Mills that utilize a thermal oxidizer as a destruction device forLVHC/HVLC gases must monitor the temperature of the incinerator andreport CMS downtime whenever the incinerator is in use and the flametemperature sensor can not be read by PI. A PI performance equation,CR-devicename.DQ, calculates the value “Bad” when the temperature is outof range, or is in an error state, and the incinerator is selected fortreatment; otherwise the value “Good” is calculated. Proficy uses theProficy downtime model 200 to monitor CR-devicename.DQ for the faultstate, “Bad”. Whenever the PI tag value “Bad” is detected (or remainsfor a period longer than a specified filter time), a CMS event isrecorded by the system.

A block diagram of destruction device EE and CMS data flow is depictedin FIG.-4B.

CMS Runtime Counter

At the start of each mill day, a PI performance equation,CR-Incin_Down.Day, totals the “NotTreating” time for CR-Incin.TREAT overthe previous 24-hour period. This value is read by Proficy and is usedfor both the daily display and daily calculation of Incinerator runtime(“Treating” for the daily period). The daily runtime minutes are kept inProficy and used to compute the total incinerator treating runtimeminutes for the reporting period.

LVHC/HVLC PTE Downtime Counter

Every minute, a PI performance equation,CR-LVHC_PTE.STAT/CR-HVLC_PTE.STAT, looks at each mill area PTE tag,CR-millarea_PTE.STAT. If any one mill area tag has a value of “CanEmit”,the equation returns the digital state “CanEmit”. If all of the millarea tags have a value of“CanNotEmit”, the equation returns the digitalstate “CanNotEmit”. At the start of each mill day, another PIperformance equation, CR-LVHC_Down.Day/CR-VLC_Down.Day, totals the“CanNotEmit” time for CR-LVHC_PTE.STAT/CR-HVLC_PTE.STAT over theprevious 24-hour period. This value is read by Proficy and is used forboth the daily display and daily calculation of LVHC/HVLC runtime(“CanEmit” for the daily period). The daily runtime minutes are kept inProficy and used to compute the total runtime minutes for the reportingperiod.

A block diagram of potential to emit and daily downtime/uptime data flowis depicted in FIG.-1B.

Tag Name Specifications

All Cluster Rule PI tags will begin with “CR-”.

Digital State Set Specifications

The following are the minimum required digital state sets in PI tosupport the Cluster Rule LVHC/HVLC model.

Digital Set Name State 0 State 1 P2Emit CanEmit CanNotEmit OK-EE OK EEGOOD-BAD Good Bad VENT-NOTVENT Vent NotVent Running Running NotRunningTREATING Treating NotTreating ACCEPTING Accepting NotAcceptingScan Class Specifications

The following scan classes must be available in PI. Note, the scan classnumber will vary from mill to mill.

-   -   1. A one minute scan class offset 0 seconds from midnight;    -   2. A twenty-four hour scan class offset to the start of mill        day.

Examples of the scan class syntax are as follows:

-   -   1. /f=00:01:00, 00:00:00 (alternately /f=00:01:00, 0)    -   2. /f=24:00:00, 07:00:00 (alternately /f=24:00:00, 25200) for        mill day at 07:00 am        PI Tag Configuration Specification

Tables 18 and 19 provide tag configuration examples for a typicalLVHC/HVLC model. Table 20 contains exception and compression statisticrequirements for underlying DCS PI tags.

TABLE 18 Typical PI Tag Configuration Tag Name/Descriptor CommentsExdesc Area + LVHC Statuses CR-millarea.STAT¹⁸ Extremely mill- If(‘flow.PV’<lowflowlimit Mill Area running dependent (and . . . ) then“NotRunning” else status (e.g. area dependent) “Running” Evap, Dig, etc.running status) CR- CanEmit if the If BadVal(TimeEq(‘CR-millarea_PTE.STAT area is running, millarea.STAT’,’*-delaytime’, MillArea potential producing HAPS, ’*’,”Running”)) then to emit status orhas been run- PrevVal(‘CR- ning, and has not millarea_PTE.STAT’, yetpurged all ‘*-delaytime’) else if HAPS from TimeEq(‘CR- the system.millarea.STAT’,‘*-delaytime’, ‘*’,”Running”)>0 then “CanEmit” else“CanNotEmit” CR- CanEmit if any If (‘CR- LVHC_PTE.STAT one LVHC pro-MillArea_(1 —)PTE.STAT’ = LVHC System PTE duction area is “CanNotEmit”and ‘CR- Status in the CanEmit MillArea_(2 —)PTE.STAT’ = state.“CanNotEmit” and . . . and ‘CR- MillArea_(n—)PTE.STAT’ = “CanNotEmit”)then “CanNotEmit” else “CanEmit” Treatment Device Status CR- Treating ifthe Event=BMS.ReadyToAccept, destdevice.TREAT¹ thermo-oxidizer (If(BMS.ReadyToAccept <> Destruction De- device is at ”Ready”) then“NotTreating” vice treating status operating temp- else “Treating”) --(for incinerator, lime erature, and or you can use the following kiln,power boiler, is accepting if you do not have a Burner etc.) NCG gases.Management System (BMS) -- Event=temp.PV, (If (‘temp.PV’<=lowtemplimit .. . )then “NotTreating” else “Treating”) -- or you can use use thefollowing -- Event= divertValve.PV, (If(‘divertValve.PV’ = “Open”) then“Treating” else “NotTreating” CR-LVHC.TREAT Treating if any If(CR-destdevice₁.TREAT= Some Destruction De- one LVHC treat- ”Treating”)or (CR- vice in the LVHC ment device is destdevice₂.TREAT = System isTreating Treating. This “Treating”) or (CR- NCGs is optional anddestdevice₃.TREAT = for display only. “Treating”) then “Treating” else“NotTreating” Venting-Main & Regular CR- Vent if vent de-Event=divertValve.PV, devicename.Vent^(19,4) vice is open to (If(‘CR-DeviceName venting the atmosphere, millarea_PTE.STAT’ = EE for RegularVent there is a poten- “CanNotEmit”) or (“‘CR- tial to emit inMainVent.FILT’=”Venting”) that LVHC area, then “NotVent” else if and atleast one (‘divertValve.PV’ = LVHC treatment “Closed”) then “NotVent”device is else “Vent”) -- or for non- Treating. isolated area -- Event=VentValve.PV,(If(‘CR- LVHC_PTE.STAT’ = “CanNotEmit”) or (‘CR-MainVent.FILT’=”Venting”) then “NotVent” else if (‘VentValve.PV’ =“Closed”) then “NotVent” else “Vent”) CR-Main.Vent Vent if the mainEvent= MainVent.PV, (If Main Vent Location NCG vent is(‘CR-LVHC_PTE.STAT’ = Venting open to the at- “CanNotEmit”) thenmosphere, and “NotVent” else if there is a poten- (‘MainVent.PV’ =“Closed”) tial to emit then “NotVent” else “Vent”) CR-MainVent.FILTExtend for mill- event=CR-Main.Vent, Main Vent Location specified timeso if ‘CR-Main.Vent’=“Venting” Venting extended that operators then“Venting” else if can close vents TimeEq(‘CR-Main.Vent’, upstream of the‘*-delaytime’,‘*’, main vent after “NotVenting”)<delaytime the main ventis in sec then “Venting” else closed. This does “NotVenting” NOT extendthe recorded event. Optional. CR-Rupture.Vent Same as device. Typicallythe same as CR- Rupture Disk Vent devicename.Vent (except that the logicmust take into account that the pressure differential may not returnafter a Rupture disk breaks) Dest Device Vent (low Temp)CR-destdevice.EE EE if LVHC Event=temp.PV, (If(‘CR- Destruction Devicetreatment device LVHC_PTE.STAT’ = Excess Emission (for is accepting NCG“CanNotEmit”) or (‘CR- incinerator, lime gases, and theredestdevice.TREAT’= kiln, power boiler, is potential to ”NotTreating”)then “OK” etc.) emit, but the else if(‘temp.PV >= flame temperature‘temp.TARGET’) then “OK” is less than the else “EE”) minimum re- quiredto suf- ficiently destroy HAPS. Incinerator CMS CR- Bad if you cannotEvent= temp.PV ,(If(CR- destdevice.DQ^(20,21,4) measure the in-destdevice.TREAT <> Destruction Device cinerator flame ”Treating”) then“Good” CMS temperature due else if (TagMax(‘temp.PV’, to instrumentation‘*-3h’,‘*’)-TagMin or data collec- (‘temp.PV’,’*-3h’,’*’) > 0) tionproblems and (‘temp.PV’>= (detected by a lowlowtemplimit) and flametemp. (‘temp.PV’<= reading either highhightemplimit) then BAD or outside“Good” else “BAD”) of the reason- able instrument range.) Daily DownMinutes CR- Total minutes in TimeEq(‘CR- LVHC_Down.Day the CanNotEmitLVHC_PTE.STAT’, Daily LVHC state for yester- ‘Y+7H’, ‘T+7H’, Downtimedays operating “CanNotEmit”)/60⁵²² day. CR-Incin_Down.Day Total minutesin TimeEq(‘CR-Incin.TREAT’, Daily Incinerator the NotTreating’Y+7H’,’T+7H’, Not Treating Time state for yester- ”NotTreating”)/60⁵day's operating day. ¹⁸Define logic so that else “Running” (or“Treating”) is the final clause, so that any error conditions willresult in a default value of “Running” (or “Treating”) ¹⁹Define logic sothat (else “Vent”) is the final clause, so that any error conditionswill result in a default value of “Vent” ²⁰Define logic so that (else“Bad”) is the final clause, so that any error conditions will result ina default value of “Bad”. ²¹Where possible, use event scheduled PE tagsfor EE and DQ tags. This will help guarantee that PE calculations areperformed shortly after the underlying process values change. For timebased PE tags, take care in assigning scan classes so that undue delaysare not incurred waiting for multiple passes through the PE scans.²²Y+7H refers to 7:00 AM Yesterday & T+7H refers to 7:00 AM today (usedwhen the mill start of day = 7:00)

TABLE 19 point Point- Loca- com- Comp- exc shut- Tag Name engunitssource type DigitalSet tion 4 compdev pressing Max dev excmax down stepzero span CR-millarea.STAT Running/ C Digital Running 1 Mill std 1 MillMill Mill std 1 1 NotRunning Std std CR- CanEmit/ C Digital P2EMIT 1Mill std 1 Mill Mill Mill std 1 1 millarea_PTE. CanNotEmit std std STATCR- CanEmit/ C Digital P2EMIT 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1 LVHC_PTE.STATCanNotEmit CR- Treating C Digital Treating 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1destdevice.TREAT CR-LVHC.TREAT Treating C Digital Treating 1 0 1 28800 060 1 1 CR- Vent/ C Digital Vent/ 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1 devicename.VentNotVent NotVent CR-Main.Vent Vent/ C Digital Vent/ 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1NotVent NotVent CR-MainVent.FILT Vent/ C Digital Vent/ 1 0 1 28800 0 601 1 NotVent NotVent CR-Rupture.Vent Vent/ C Digital Vent/ 1 0 1 28800 060 1 1 NotVent NotVent CR-destdevice.EE EE-OK C Digital EE-OK 1 0 128800 0 60 1 1 CR-destdevice.DQ Bad/Good C Digital Bad/Good 1 0 1 288000 60 1 1 CR- Min/Day C Float32 4 0 1 7200 1 60 0 1 0 1440 LVHC_Down.DayCR- Min/Day C Float32 4 0 1 7200 1 60 0 1 0 1440 Inicn_Down.Day

TABLE 20 com- Des- Point- press- Comp- exc- exc- Tag Name criptor typecompdev ing Max dev Max Vent.PV Source Digital Mill 1 Mill Mill 60 (DCS)std Std std vent tag Temp.PV Inciner- Float32 Mill 1 <=3600 Mill 60 atorstd std Source (DCS) Tag1. VI. Standard Proficy Model

The Proficy model consists of input variables (PI inputs), calculatedvariables and equations. Variables for a standard LVHC/HVLC collectionsystem and descriptions of EE and CMS event logic are included below.

TABLE 21 PI Interface Proficy Variables Data Pre- Sampling SamplingSampling Sampling Variable Type cision Interval Offset Window Type PITag Down Time Integer 1440 420¹ 15 Last Good CR-LVHC_Down.Day Value DownTime Integer 1440 420 15 Last Good CR-HVLC_Down.Day Value Down TimeInteger 1440 420 15 Last Good CR-Incin_Down.Day Value CalculationManager Proficy Variables Pre- Variable Data Type cision SamplingInterval Sampling Offset Calc. Type Calc. Name Running Time Integer 1440420 Equation Uptime (Daily) Running Time Integer 1440 420 EquationUptime (Daily) Running Time Integer 1440 420 Equation Uptime (Daily)¹The sampling offset is determined based upon the mill Start of Daytime. The offset value is the number of minutes from midnight to themill start of day. In this example the start of day is 7:00 AM (as thereare 420 minutes from midnight until 7:00 AM).EE Event Logic

Emission source EE events are generated whenever a vent valve, rupturedisk or other valve type opens to the atmosphere while the gas source(s)is operating as determined by PI. Likewise, destruction device EE eventsare generated whenever the device is not running and regulated gases arebeing directed to the device. Overlapping intervals from two or more EEevents is counted as a single event for the duration of the overlap.Overlapping events are resolved at report creation by the report packageand not by the Proficy or PI models. EE events are detected usingdowntime model-200, with an optional, mill specific delay filter.

CMS Event Logic

CMS downtime events are monitored only for particular destructiondevices. Typically, the trigger is a PI tag that tests thermal oxidizerdevice temperature data quality. CMS events are detected using downtimemodel-200, with an optional, mill specific delay filter.

Include autologs and downtime event log description

Describe interaction between DCS/PI/Proficy as a part of the generaloverview. See FIGS. 1C-5C.

Division of Functionality

-   -   Cluster Rule functionality is spread over three types of        systems:    -   DCS—Real-time Process Control with I/O & Alarms at Regulatory        Limits    -   PI—Process Data Archive with “Fast” calculations    -   Proficy—Relational Database with limited calculations and long        term storage

Different Views

-   -   DCS        -   Operator sees min-to-min data alarms        -   Limited historical information    -   PI Process Book        -   Operator sees trends and graphics of data stored in PI        -   Historical data stored up in mill's space limits    -   Proficy        -   Operator sees Averages, Other Calculations        -   Events with ability to respond to TCCs for each event        -   Historical data kept to EPA's requirements (5 years)

The purpose of this document is to describe the design of the ContinuousMonitoring System for foul-condensate treatment monitoring operations.Specifically, the design of the monitoring system for a Steam Strippercolumn adhering to the 92% compliance option, as specified in§63.446(e)3, is addressed by this document.

The software is comprised of PI Data Archive software (which is used forautomatic data collection from various process instrumentation andcontrol systems) and Proficy software (which monitors and reportscompliance based on the PI data and operator inputs). This documentationis directed toward system administrator level personnel but can be usedas a basic understanding of how the system works.

The following sections describe the general configuration of a standardsteam stripper monitoring system following the 92% efficiency option.Deviations from the standard model, configuration listings for specificlines, and mill-specific details are contained within the appendices.

Foul condensate is collected in a central collection tank (also referredto as a Main Foul Condensate Collection Tank or Stripper Feed Tank) fromsources such as digesters, evaporators, and turpentine systems. Fromthis tank, the condensate is usually heated in a stripper condensatepre-heater heat exchanger using hot, stripped condensate, before beingfed to the steam stripper column. Strippers that operate at a vacuum andlow temperatures may not have a pre-heater.

Typically, low pressure steam is used to strip the MeOH out of the foulcondensate however strippers can also use medium pressure steam, steamgenerated from a condensate re-boiler, or evaporator vapor to strip theMeOH from the condensate. The steam flow carries the vaporized MeOH outof the column to a reflux condenser that condenses most of the watervapor out of the MeOH/water vapor stream leaving the column. Theconcentrated MeOH vapor is often called stripper off gas (SOG). Hydrogensulfide and other total reduced sulfer (TRS) compounds will be strippedalong with the MeOH and are found in high concentrations in the SOG. TheSOG is sent to an incinerator, boiler, or kiln where it is incineratedfor disposal. The stripped condensate is collected in the bottom of thesteam stripper and usually sent through the condensate preheater to heatthe incoming condensate to within about 20° F. of the stripper columnoperating temperature. After exiting the pre-heater, the strippedcondensate is either sent to a sewer or is used back in the process.

Most steam stripper pre-heaters are designed to heat the inletcondensate temperature to within 20° F. of the outlet strippedcondensate temperature. If the feed temperature is colder than design,more steam is consumed to preheat the condensate in the column, leavingless steam to actually strip (e.g. reducing the effective strippingsteam). In this case, the total stripping steam required to accomplishthe same degree of methanol removal should be increased to offset theportion of applied steam needed to further heat the colder incomingcondensate. In general, the main reason why the inlet and outlettemperature gap widens over time is due to fouling of the condensatepre-heater.

One of the treatment options for a steam stripper is to remove or strip92% of the MeOH in the condensate entering the stripper. The efficiencyof a steam stripper to remove MeOH correlates to the ratio of effectivesteam flow to condensate flow in the stripper. The minimum effectivesteam ratio to maintain a minimum 92% MeOH removal efficiency isestablished by the mill during a Performance Test and used as a lowerlimit to determine excess emissions events.

Typically, 0.2 lbs of low pressure steam is needed for stripping toachieve 92% methanol removal per pound of foul condensate. This ratiocan be expressed as a percentage, such as 20%. For a given condensateflow, inlet temperature, and MeOH concentration; the steam to foulcondensate feed flow ratio is fairly constant to achieve a specificmethanol removal. Some of the steam fed to the stripping column iscondensed to heat the incoming foul condensate to the boilingtemperature at the stripper operating pressure. The heating occursquickly in the first feed tray of the column. About 0.001 pound of steamis needed to heat 1 pound of condensate by 1° F., or about 0.02 poundsof steam (0.02%) to heat the foul condensate 20° F. The steam that isactually doing the work to strip the methanol out of the condensate isreferred to as effective steam. Every 10° F. drop in feed temperaturetakes 1% off the effective steam flow ratio. The effect steam rationeeded to get greater than 92% removal is approximately 0.18.

Five parameters are required to compute the effective steam ratio, whichincludes the three parameters required by §63.453(g):

-   -   Foul Condensate Feed Flow, lbs/hr, (FCFF)    -   Stripper Steam Flow, lbs/hr, (SSF)    -   Stripper Bottom Temperature, degF, (SBT)    -   Foul Condensate Feed Temperature, degF, (FCFT)    -   Enthalpy of the condensing steam, Btu/lb, (H), t 1000 BTU/lb,        usually assumed as a constant.

Effective Steam Ratio (ESR) is computed as the ratio of effective steamflow divided by the foul condensate flow, or: $\begin{matrix}{{ESR} = \frac{{Effective}\quad{Steam}\quad{Flow}}{{Foul}\quad{Cond}\quad{Flow}}} \\{= \frac{{SSF} - \left( {\left( {{FCFF} \times \left( {{SBT} - {FCFT}} \right) \times \left( {{1\quad{BTU}\text{/}{lb}} - F} \right)} \right)/H} \right)}{FCFF}}\end{matrix}$For example, assuming:Stripper Steam Flow (SSF)=10,000 lb/hrFoul Condensate Feed Flow (FCFF)=100 gpm (100 gpm×500 lb/hr/gpm=60,000lb/hr)Stripper Bottom Temp (SBT)=275° F.Foul Condensate Feed Temp (FCFT)=255° F.Enthalpy (H)=1000 BTU/lb (assumed constant)yields an effective steam ratio of $\begin{matrix}{{ESR} = {{10\text{,}000} - \left( {\left( {\left( {50\text{,}000 \times \left( {275 - 255} \right)} \right) \times \left( {{1\quad{BTU}\text{/}{lb}} - {{{^\circ}F}.}} \right)} \right)\text{/}1000} \right)}} \\{= \frac{9000\quad{lb}\text{/}{hr}}{50\text{,}000\quad{lb}\text{/}{hr}}} \\{= 0.18}\end{matrix}$

As the effective steam flow ratio drops below its target, the operatorcan either increase steam flow to get the effective steam back up to itstarget level, or can reduce flow to the stripper at the same steam flowto restore the effective steam flow ratio target. The later method mayresult in slowing back production, or may risk sewering too muchcondensate per the collection requirements.

These variables are collected and archived by the PI system and madeavailable to the Proficy system to analyze against specific criteria todetermine if an Excess Emission (EE) event has occurred. Two types ofexcess emission events can occur during the operation of a 92% SteamStripper system: a low 3-hour rolling average stripper efficiency event(3-hour rolling average excess emission event) and a stripper bypassevent (stripper excess emission bypass event). Excess emission eventsfor steam stripper treatment are recorded by the system whenever:

-   -   the steam stripper has the potential to emit (PTE) pollutants        (as defined in PI) and the three hour effective steam ratio        average falls below the lower effective steam ratio limit (lower        reject specification limit); or    -   the condensate system sources are operating and the collection        tank (stripper feed tank) overflows while the stripper is not        running; or    -   collected MeOH is diverted from steam stripper treatment,        irrespective of whether the condensate sources and steam        stripper are running or not.

The steam stripper system has a 10% allowance against condensate runtimefor all excess emission events, as specified in §63.446(g).

The steam stripper treatment system has the potential to emit pollutantswhenever the condensate sources are operating. Therefore the potentialto emit runtime for the steam stripper system corresponds to thecondensate collection operating time reported to the state regulatoryagency on a semi-annual basis or more frequently as required.

The PI system computes an effective steam flow and effective steam ratioevery minute (CR-SS_EFFSteam.Filt and CR-SS_ESRatio.Filt) from the fourparameters above (using 1000 as an enthalpy constant). The effectivesteam flow calculation flow is clamped at zero in the PI tag(CR-SS_ESRATIO.RAW). Additionally every fifteen minutes the related PItag (CR-SS_ESRatio.Filt) compute what percentage of time the dataquality of the effective steam ratio was good over the fifteen minuteinterval.

The following table gives an overview of the minimum required processinputs, their engineering units, associated PI tags, and correspondingProficy variable names.

TABLE 22 Proficy Input 1 Eng Units PI Tagname Variable Steam StripperTreating/ CR-SS-TREAT.STAT Steam Stripper Treating Status Not TreatingTreating (Po- tential to Emit) Status (Snapshot) Steam Stripper 0/100CR- Steam Stripper Numeric PTE SS_TREAT.NUM Treating Status Status -Numeric Condensate CanEmit/ CR-Cond-PTE.Stat Condensate System PTECanNotEmit System Poten- Status tial to Emit (Snapshot) Daily SteamMin/day CR- Stripper Daily Stripper Not SS_TREAT.Day Downtime Treatingmin- utes - calculated at mill end of day Bottom ° F. CR-SS- N/ATemperature BottomTemp.PV Condensate Feed ° F. CR-SS- N/A TemperatureFeedTemp.PV Condensate Feed Lbs/hr CR-SS- N/A Flow²³ CondFlow.PV FeedSteam Lbs/hr CR-SS- N/A Flow FeedSteam.PV Bottom % CR-SS- BottomTemperature BottomTemp.PctGd Temperature 15 Data % Good Min - % GoodCondensate Feed % CR-SS- Feed Temperature FeedTemp.PctGd TemperatureData % Good 15 Min - % Good Feed Steam % CR-SS- Feed Steam Data %FeedSteamFlow.PctGd Flow 15 Min - Good % Good Condensate Feed % CR-SS-Condensate Flow CondFlow.PctGd Flow 15 Min - Data % Good % GoodEffective Steam Lbs/hr CR- N/A Flow SS_EFFSTEAM.Filt Effective SteamLbs/hr CR- N/A Flow clamped SS_ESRATIO.RAW to 0 Steam Stripper CR-SS-Effective Ratio ES_Ratio.Filt Steam Ratio 15 Min (Raw PI Avg) EffectiveSteam % CR-SS- Effective Flow Data ES_Ratio.PctGd Steam Ratio 15 % GoodMin - % Good (CMS) Stripper Divert EE/OK CR-SS- Stripper Bypass ValveIndicator DivertValve.EE EE Event Tank Overflow EE/OK CR-SS- StripperTank Indicator TankOverflow.EE Overflow EE Event ²³To complete theeffective steam ratio calculation Condensate Feed Flow must be expressedin lbs/hr. To convert condensate flow to lbs/hr, multiply the flow rate(in gal/min) by 8.35*60.

Data quality limits for the Bottom Temperature, Feed Temperature,Condensate Flow, and Steam Flow are maintained in PI. These data qualitylimits are used by a PI performance equation to determine if the PIprocess value has “Good” or “Bad” signal quality and contribute to theoverall data quality of the Effective Steam Ratio calculation. Anytimethat the data quality of the four parameters results in a failure of thesystem to reliably calculate an effective steam ratio for the fifteenminute interval, the system records a Continuous Monitoring System (CMS)event (explained in detail below).

The following sections describe in detail how the PI/Proficy steamstripper model computes effective steam and triggers Stean Stripper EEand CMS events.

a) Steam Stripper PTE and Total Runtime

In general, the steam stripper treatment system has a potential to emitpollutants whenever the condensate collection system or steam strippercolumn is operating. Specifically the steam stripper treatment systemhas three distinct potential to emit (PTE) conditions. First the steamstripper has potential to emit pollutants whenever it is operating(usually determined by a minimum flow on a flow meter and a“Running”/“NotRunning” indicator on the stripper). Under theseconditions emissions occur whenever the 3 hour rolling average ofstripper efficiency falls below 92%. Secondly steam stripper treatmentemissions can occur whenever the condensate system is operating whilethe stripper is not operating. Under this condition overflows of thecollection tank or foul condensate diverts upstream of the collectiontank are considered steam stripper treatment excess emissions. Lastlyemissions can occur if the foul condensate is present in the stripperfeed tank (indicated by tank level) irrespective of stripper orcondensate system operating status. In this case, emissions occur if thefoul condensate is pumped out of the feed tank and towards a non-treatedcollection point (such as to sewer or through the column when steam isnot present).

The steam stripper system has a 10% emission allowance against source(condensate collection) operating time for all types of emissions. Thetotal number of runtime minutes used to calculate this emissionallowance corresponds to the total number of runtime minutes for thecondensate collection system over the same period of time.

The steam stripper is considered to be treating when the following threeconditions are met:

-   -   Condensate Flow>minimum value (set by mill but not far from        zero)    -   Steam Flow>minimum (set by mill; generally 1000 to 10000 lb/hr)    -   Bottom Temp>minimum treating limit (generally 212)

Each minute, the above conditions are monitored with the PI performanceequation, CR-SS_Treat.Stat. This treating status is converted into anumeric value (0=NotTreating, 1=Treating) in the tag, CR-SS_Treat.NUM.This PI tag is averaged every 15 minutes and every hour by Proficy (SS %Time Treating (15 min) and SS % Time Treating (1 Hr)) to determine theaverage treating status over the previous 15 minutes and one hour.Proficy then translates the numeric average into a treating status usingVBScript (SS CMS Treating Status (15 min) and SS EE Treating status (1H) . These average treating statuses are used to filter out EE and CMSevents during NotTreating time periods.

On a daily basis, a PI tag (CR-SS_Treat.Day) computes the total numberof minutes that the steam stripper was down during the previousproduction day. This value is used by Proficy to compute the daily totalnumber of runtime minutes of the steam stripper system. These dailytotals are used by the reporting system to compute the total number ofsteam stripper runtime minutes over the reporting period.

b) Computing the Effective Steam Ratio

The effective steam ratio is computed in PI each minute based upon theprocess data for the four process parameters above from the mill DCSsystem (and assuming a constant of 1000 for enthalpy). The raw value foreach of the four parameters necessary to compute effective steam isfirst validated in PI against upper and lower specification limits(maintained in PI). If the value is within range (and not flat-lined),PI records the value into an intermediate variable(CR-SS-FeedSteam.FILT, CR-SS-CondFlow.FILT, CR-SS-BottomTemp.FILT, andCR-SS-CondTemp.FILT); if the value is out of range the intermediatevariable records “Bad” instead. These PI performance equations are eventbased (calculated every time a new value enters the PI snapshot) so thatdata buffered in the PI interface will be captured and used regardlessof its PI archive status. If all four process values exhibit good dataquality, PI uses the intermediate values to compute an effective steamflow for the minute. PI stores this value in the PI tagCR-SS_EFFSTEAM.Filt. It is possible for the effective steam flowcalculation to have a negative result during times of stripper upsets.Since negative values are theoretically impossible and can cause longperiods of low three hour averages, the PI tag, CR-SS_ESRATIO.RAW clampsthe effective steam ratio to 0 whenever the tag CR-SS_EFFSTEAM.Filt hasa negative value. If all four process values exhibit good data quality,PI outputs the value from CR-SS_ESRATIO.RAW to Proficy.

c) Steam Stripper CMS Events

When the steam stripper system is running, failures to calculate theeffective steam ratio of the stripper result in Continuous MonitoringSystem (CMS) events. Every fifteen minutes, Proficy computes atime-weighted average of the effective steam ratio calculation(CR-SS-SS_Ratio.Filt) over the previous fifteen minutes and stores thevalue in the variable Effective Steam Ratio—15 Min PI Avg. At the sametime Proficy examines the CR-SS_ESRatio.PctGd tag to determine ifCR-SS_ESRatio.Filt maintained “Good” data quality during at least 50% ofthe fifteen-minute period. If so, the computed fifteen-minute average iscopied into the Proficy variable Effective Steam—15 Min Oualified Avg.If any fifteen-minute period fails to meet the 50% criteria while the SSCMS Treating Status (15 min) value is Treating, Proficy instead createsa fifteen-minute steam stripper CMS downtime event (via a storedprocedure calculation) for the period or it appends fifteen-minutes toan existing CMS event (if a contiguous CMS event already exists). Everyfifteen-minutes Proficy also reads and displays the data quality results(% Good) for each parameter required to complete the effective steamratio calculation. These data-quality values assist the operator indetermining which of the four signal(s) was (were) responsible if theeffective steam ratio average could not be calculated (resulting in theCMS event). These values are displayed on the steam stripper display fordiagnostic purposes but do not, by themselves, create CMS events.

The Proficy software logs all Steam Stripper CMS events and operatorresponses to those events. The responses record the operator determinedTrouble, Cause, Correction (response), and Report Code (reportcategorization) of the event. The events are compiled, measured againstthe stripper operating time for the reporting period, and reported tothe state regulatory agency on a semi-annual basis or more frequently asrequired.

d) Steam Stripper Excess Emission Events

Two types of excess emission events can occur during the operation of a92% Steam Stripper system: a 3-hour rolling average excess emissionevent and a stripper bypass excess emission event.

11) 3-Hour Rolling Average Excess Emission Event

Once per hour, Proficy examines all fifteen-minute qualified averages(Effective Steam Ratio—15 Min Qualified Avg) during the previousthree-hour period. If greater than 50% of the averages exist and havegood data quality, Proficy computes a 3-hour rolling average effectivesteam ratio (Effective Steam Ratio—3 HR Avg.) from all fifteen minuteaverages exhibiting Good data quality. This computed three hour averageis compared against a lower limit (lower specification warning limit onthe Effective Steam—3 HR Avg. variable) and if the value falls below thelimit and the SS EE Treating Status (1 Hr) value is Treating, Proficycreates a one-hour Excess Emission downtime event or, in the case that aprevious contiguous excess emission event existed, it appends one-hourto the existing event (via a stored procedure calculation). The value isalso written back to the PI tag CR-SS_ESRatio.3H for trending within themill.

No manual entry of steam stripper effective steam ratio is available inthe system.

The Proficy software logs all Steam Stripper Rolling Average EE eventsand operator responses to those events. The responses record theoperator determined Trouble, Cause, Correction (response), and ReportCode (report categorization) of the event. All report categorizationsexcept No Excess Emission are totaled and reported to the stateregulatory agency on a semi-annual basis, or more frequently asrequired, against the 10% steam stripper emission allowance.

12) Steam Stripper Excess Emission Bypass Events

In addition to 3-hour rolling average excess emission events, a steamstripper column also incurs excess emissions if condensate bypasses thestripper column prior to or without treatment while the condensatecollection system is operating or during stripper downtime if previouslycollected condensate is diverted to a non-treated collection point (suchas sewer).

The five types of PI calculations used to monitor steam stripper bypassexcess emissions are described below. All of the following PIperformance equations are evaluated at least once a minute and aremonitored by the Proficy system using model 200 (with a mill specificfilter applied). Proficy creates an (EE) event for each minute that thePI performance equations' value is E.

1. Main Collection Tank Overflow

When the tank level is greater than a maximum while the condensatesystem is operating and the stripper is not running, the performanceequation records the minute as a steam stripper bypass excess emission.

2. Main Collection Tank Bypass before collection boundary

When a bypass value located after the tank outlet and before thecondensate collection boundary (flow meter) is open (bypassing) whilethe condensate system is operating and the stripper is not running, aperformance equation records the minute as a steam stripper bypassexcess emission.

3. Main Collection Tank Upstream Bypass

When the condensate system is operating, the stripper is not runring,the main collection tank is not overflowing and all bypasses after themain collection tank outlet are not bypassing, a performance equationchecks for any overflows or diverts upstream of the main collectiontank. If any upstream diverts occur under the described conditions, theperformance equation records the minute as a steam stripper bypassexcess emission.

4. Main Collecdon Tank Bypass after collection boundary

When the stripper is not running, a PI performance equation examines thestate of any bypass valves past the collection tank (flow meter) butprior to the stripper column to determine if collected condensate isbeing directed away from the steam stripper column, which is recorded asa steam stripper bypass excess emission.

5. Steam Stripper feed without steam flow

When the condensate system is operating and the stripper is not running,a performance equation monitors the foul condensate feed flow to thecolumn. If the condensate feed flow is greater than a minimum value, theperformance equation records the minute as a steam stripper excessemission.

The Proficy software logs all Steam Stripper EE Bypass events andoperator responses to those events. The responses record the operatordetermined Trouble, Cause, Correction (response), and Report Code(report categorization) of the event. The steam stripper system has a10% allowance against the overall condensate system runtime period.Events categorized as No Excess Emission are excluded from thiscalculation however all other report codes are included in it. Theevents are compiled and reported to the state regulatory agency on asemi-annual basis or more frequently as required.

Should a bypass event occur simultaneously during the period when thesteam stripper three-hour effective steam rolling average falls belowthe minimum effective steam limit, only one hour of excess emissionswill be reported by the reporting system. That is, in any 24-hourperiod, there can be no more than 24 hours of total stream stripperexcess emissions.

Table-1 gives the process inputs required for a typical steam strippersystem, their engineering units, data source, and corresponding Proficyvariable names.

TABLE 23 Input Variables Production Proficy Eng Data Unit Variable UnitsSource Description SS Effective Steam % PI 15 min percent good TreatmentRatio (% Good) effective steam ratio Variables calculation SS EffectiveSteam ratio PI 15 min Avg of one Treatment Ratio (Raw minute PIcalculated Variables 15M Avg) effective steam ratio. SS Bottom Temper- %PI 15 min percent good Treatment ature 15 Min - % of Bottom Tem-Variables Good perature. Used for display only. SS Feed Tempera- % PI 15min percent good Treatment ture 15 Min - of Cond Feed Tem- Variables %Good perature. Used for display only. SS Cond Feed Flow % PI 15 minpercent good Treatment 15 Min - % of Condensate Feed Variables GoodFlow. Used for dis- play only. SS Feed Steam Flow % PI 15 min percentgood Treatment 15 Min - % Good of Feed Steam Variables Flow. Used fordis- play only. Reporting Steam Stripper Treating/ PI snapshot of SSUnit Treating Status Not- Treating Status. (snapshot) Treating Used fordisplay only. Reporting SS % Time % PI 15 minute average Unit Treatingof SS numeric treat- (15 min) ing status Reporting SS % Time % PI 1 houraverage of Unit Treating SS numeric treating (1 Hr) status ReportingCondensate Min PI Condensate System Unit Daily process downtime Downtime(mins) Reporting Stripper Daily Min PI Steam Stripper Unit Downtimesystem downtime (mins)

Table-2 lists typical calculated variables for the system and a briefdescription of each.

TABLE 24 Calculated Variables Production Proficy Eng Unit Variable UnitsDescription SS Treatment Effective Steam Raw average of 15 min VariablesRatio 15 Min Avg effective steam SS Treatment Effective Steam StatusData quality status of Variables Ratio 15 Min Avg 15 min average based(Status) on percent good over the 15 minute window. SS TreatmentEffective Steam Status Qualified 15 minute Variables Ratio 15 Minaverage or the status Ave/Status (Used if data quality criteria for 3 HrAvg) was not met. SS Treatment Effective Steam Rolling 3 hour average,Variables Ratio 3 Hr Roll- calculated every hour, ing Avg of 15 minutequalified averages. SS Treatment Effective Steam Status Status of 3 houraverage Variables Ratio 3 Hr Roll- (“OK”, “Unit ing Avg (Status) Down”,“No PTE”). SS Treatment Effective Steam Lower excess emission VariablesRatio Lower limit for 3 hour rolling Limit average effective steam. Thisvalue is maintained as a Proficy Lower Warning Specification on theEffective Steam 3 Hr Rolling Avg variable. Reporting SS CMS TreatingTreating/ Treating status based on Unit Status (15 min) Not- 15 mintreating average. Treating Used in 15 minute calcu- lations and CMSevent creation, Reporting SS EE Treating Treating/ Treating status basedon Unit Status (1 Hr) Not- 1 hour treating average. Treating Used in 3hour calcula- tions and EE event creation.

e) Tag Name Specifications

All Cluster Rule Steam Stripper PI tags will begin with the prefix“CR-SS”.

f) Digital State Set Specifications

The following are the minimum required digital state sets in PI tosupport the Cluster Rule Steam Stripper 92% model.

Digital Set Name State 0 State 1 P2Emit CanEmit CanNotEmit OK-EE OK EEGOOD-BAD Good Bad RUN-STOP Run Stop Treat Treating NotTreating

g) Scan Class Specifications

The following scan classes must be available in PI. Note, the actualscan class number will vary by location.

A one minute scan class offset 0 seconds from midnight;

A fifteen minute scan class offset 0 seconds from midnight;

A twenty-four hour scan class offset to the start of mill day.

Examples of the scan class syntax is as follows:

-   -   /f=00:01:00, 00:00:00 (alternately /f=00:01:00, 0)    -   /f=00:15:00, 00:00:00 (alternately /f=00:15:00, 0)    -   /f=24:00:00, 07:00:00 (alternately /f=24:00:00, 25200) for mill        day at 07:00 am

h) PI Tag Configuration Specification

The following tables provide the typical PI tags (and theirconfiguration) required for a Steam Stripper Treatment system followingthe 92% treatment methodology and standard exception and compressionattribute values for mill specific DCS PI tags.

TABLE 25 Tag Name Descriptor exdesc CR- Steam Stripper if ‘

’ > SS_TREAT.STAT Treating Status LL and ‘

’> LL and ‘

’ > LL then “Treating” else “NotTreating” CR- Numeric Steam event=CR-SS_TREAT.NUM Stripper SS_TREAT.STAT, if ‘CR- Treating StatusSS_TREAT.STAT <> “Treating” and ‘CR- SS_TREAT.STAT’ <> = ”NotTreating”then PrevVal(‘CR- SS_TREAT.NUM’,‘*’) else if ‘CR- SS_TREAT.STAT’ <>“Treating” then 0 else 100 CR-Cond- Condensate PTE.STAT²⁴ System Poten-tial to Emit Status CR-SS-TREAT.Day Steam Stripper TimeEq(‘CR- Daily NotSS_TREAT.STAT’, ‘Y+7H’, Treating ‘T+7H’,“CanNotEmit”)/60 CR-Cond-Condensate TimeEq(‘CR-Cond.STAT’, Down.Day System Poten- ‘Y+7H’,‘T+7H’,tial to Emit “CanNotEmit”)/60 downtime/day CR- SS Overflowif‘CR-SS_TREAT.STAT’= SS_Overflow.EE Excess Emis- ”NotTreating” and ‘CR-sions Status CONDSYS-PTE.STAT’= ”CanEmit” then (if‘

’ > HHL then “EE” else “OK”) else “OK” CR- SS Treatment After Cond CollFlow Meter SS_DivertValve.EE Bypass EE if‘CR-CONDSYS- StatusPTE.STAT’=”CanEmit” then (if ‘

’ = “Open” then “EE” else “OK”) else “OK” Before Cond Coll Flow Meterif‘CR-SS_TREAT.STAT’= ”NotTreating” and ‘CR- CONDSYS-PTE.STAT’=”CanEmit” then (if‘

’ =“Open” then “Open” then “EE” else “OK”) else “OK” CR- Flow out ofif‘CR-SS_TREAT.STAT’ <> SS_FlowEmissions.EE bottom of “Treating” and ‘

’ > column EE min then Status “EE” else “OK” CR-SS-Cond.Divert Anyupstream If ‘CR- condensate di- Valve1.Divert’=“Divert” or vert ‘CR-Level1.Divert’==”Divert” or . . . then “Divert” else “Collect” CR-Upstream con- if‘CR-SS_TREAT.STAT’= SS_CondDvrt.EE densate divert”NotTreating” and ‘CR- EE Status CONDSYS- PTE.STAT’=”CanEmit” and ‘CR-SS_Overflow.EE’=”OK” and ‘CR- SS_DivertValve.EE’=”OK” then if ‘CR-SS-Cond.Divert’=”Divert” then “EE” else “OK” CR-SS- SS Bottoms event=BottomTemp.Filt Temperature

, Filter if (TagMax (‘

’, ’ *-3h’,’*’) - TagMin (‘

’, ’ *-3H’, ’*’,> 0) and (‘

’ > LLL) and (‘

’ < HHL) then ‘

’ else “BAD” CR-SS- SS Condensate event=

, FeedTemp.Filt Feed Tempera- if (TagMax (‘

’,’ *-3h’,’*’) - TagMin (‘

’,’ *-3h’,’*’) > 0) and (‘

’ < HHL) then ‘

’ else “BAD” CR-SS- SS Feed Steam event= FeedSteamFlow.Filt Flow Filter

, if(TagMax (‘

’,’ *-3h’, ’*’) - TagMin (‘

’,’ *-3h’, ’*’) > 0) and (‘

’ > LLL) and (‘

’ < HHL) then ‘

’ else “BAD” CR-SS- SS Condensate event= CondFlow.Filt²⁵ Feed Flow

, Filter if(TagMax (‘

’, ’ *-3h’,’*’) - TagMin (‘

’,’ *-3h’, ’*’) > 0) and (‘

’ > LLL) and (‘

’ < HHL) then (‘

’ * 8.35 * 60/ 1000) else “BAD” CR-SS- SS Bottoms ifBadVal(PctGood(‘CR-SS- BottomTemp.PctGd Temperature %BottomTemp.Filt’,‘*-15M’ , Good ‘*’)) then 0 else PctGood(‘CR-SS-BottomTemp.Filt’ , ‘*-15M’ , ‘*’) CR-SS- SS Feed Temp- ifBadVal(PctGood(‘CR-SS- FeedTemp.PctGd erature % Good FeedTemp.Filt’,‘*-15M’ , ‘*’)) then 0 else PctGood(‘CR-SS- FeedTemp.Filt’ , ‘*-15M’ ,‘*’) CR-SS- SS Feed Steam if BadVal(PctGood(‘CR-SS- FeedSteamFlow.PctGdFlow % Good FeedSteamFlow.Filt’ , ‘*-15M’ , ‘*’)) then 0 elsePctGood(‘CR-SS- FeedSteamFlow.Filt’ , ‘*-15M’ , ‘*’) CR-SS- SSCondensate if BadVal(PctGood(‘CR-SS- CondFlow.PctGd Feed Flow %CondFlow.Filt’ ,‘*-15M’ , Good ‘*’)) then 0 else PctGood(‘CR-SS-CondFlow.Filt’ , ‘*-15M’ , ‘*’) CR-SS- SS One Minute if BadVal(‘CR-SS-EffSteam.Filt Effective BottomTemp.Filt’)or Steam Filter BadVal(‘CR-SS-FeedTemp.Filt’) or BadVal(‘CR-SS- CondFlow.Filt’)orBadVal(‘CR-FeedSteamFlow.Filt’) then “Bad” else (‘CR-SS- FeedSteam.Filt’ - ((‘CR-SS- BottomTemp.Filt’ - ‘CR-SS- FeedSteam.Filt’)*‘CR-SS-CondFlow.Filt’/1000)) CR- SS One Minute if ‘CR- SS_ESRATIO.RAW Eff SteamSS_EFFSTEAM.FILT’<0 or Ratio Raw ‘CR-SS_CondFlow.FILT’<0 Value then 0else ‘CR- SS_EFFSTEAM.FILT’/‘CR- SS_CondFlow.FILT’ CR- SS One Minute ifBadVal(‘CR-SS- SS_ESRatio.Filt Effective BottomTemp.Filt’)or Steam RatioBadVal(‘CR-SS- Filter FeedTemp.Filt’)or BadVal(‘CR-SS- CondFlow.Filt’)orBadVal (‘CR-FeedSteamFlow.Filt’) then “Bad” else CR- SS_ESRATIO.RAW CR-SS One Minute If BadVal(If SS_ESRatio.PctGd EffectiveBadVal(PctGood(‘CR- Steam Ratio % SS_ESRatio.Filt’ ,‘*-15M’ , Good ‘*’))then 0 else PctGood(‘CR- SS_ESRatio.Filt’ , ‘*-15M’ , ‘*’) CR- EffectiveSS-_ESRatio.15M Steam/Cond Flow 15 Min Avg CR- Effective SS-_ESRatio.3HSteam/Cond Flow 3 Hr Avg CR- Effective SS-_ESRatio.LL Steam/Cond FlowLower Limit ²⁴The Condensate PTE tag (CR-Cond-PTE.STAT) is available anddisplayed in the Condensate Collection system. A unique tag for SteamStripper treatment is not required. ²⁵This example assumes that the rawflow is expressed in M-gpm (1000's gal/min). Subsequent calculationsrequire that the units of condensate flow (gpm) and feed steam rate(lbs/hr) match. To convert the condensate flow (in gpm) into lbs/hr.multiply the flow by 8.35*60. If flow is expressed in M-gpm, theconversion factor is further divided by 1000. Note: Italics bold printrepresent mill specific information.

TABLE 26 com- Point- point- Digital- Loca- comp- press- Comp- exc- exc-shut- Tag Name engunits source type Set tion4 dev ing Max dev max downstep zero span CR- Treating/ C Digital TREAT 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1SS_TREAT.STAT NotTreating CR-SS_TREAT.NUM 0/100 C Float32 0 1 60 0 60 11 0 100 CR-Cond-PTE.STAT CanEmit/ C CanNotEmit CR-SS_Treat.Day Min/Day CFloat32 4 0 1 7200 0 60 0 1 0 1400 CR-Cond-Down.Day Min/Day CCR-SS-Overflow.EE OK-EE C Digital OK-EE 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1 CR- OK-EE CDigital OK-EE 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1 SS-DivertValve.EE CR- OK-EE C DigitalOK-EE 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1 SS-FlowEmissions.EE CR-SS-Cond.Divert Divert-C Digital Divert- 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1 Collect Collect CR-SS_CondDvrt.EEOK-EE C Digital OK-EE 1 0 1 28800 0 60 1 1 CR-SS- Deg F. C Float32 1 0 1840 0 60 1 0 0 2500 BottomTemp.Filt CR-SS-FeedTemp.Filt Deg F. C Float321 0 1 840 0 60 1 0 0 2500 CR-SS- Lbs/hr C Float32 1 0 1 840 0 60 1 0 020000 FeedSteamFlow.Filt CR-SS-CondFlow.Filt Lbs/hr C Float32 1 0 1 8400 60 1 0 0 75000 CR-SS- % C Float32 3 0 1 600 0 60 1 1 0 100BottomTemp.PctGd CR-SS- % C Float32 3 0 1 600 0 60 1 1 0 100FeedTemp.PctGd CR-SS- % C Float32 3 0 1 600 0 60 1 1 0 100FeedSteamFlow.PctGd CR-SS- % C Float32 3 0 1 600 0 60 1 1 0 100CondFlow.PctGd CR-SS- Lbs/hr C Float32 1 0 1 840 0 60 1 0 0 20000EffSteam.Filt CR- C Float32 3 0 1 600 0 60 1 1 0 1 SS_ESRATIO.RAWCR-SS-_ESRatio.Filt C Float32 1 0 1 600 0 60 1 0 0 1 CR- % C Float32 3 01 600 0 60 1 1 0 100 SS-_ESRatio.PctGd CR-SS- Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 0600 0 1 0 1 SS_Ratio.15M² CR-SS-SS_Ratio.3H² Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 0600 0 1 0 1 CR-SS-SS_Ratio.LL³ Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 0 600 0 1 0 1²Calculated in Proficy and written periodically to PI. ³Maintained inProficy as a Specification Limit and written periodically from Proficyto PI

TABLE 27 com- Des- point- comp- press- Comp- exc- exc- Tag Name criptortype dev ing Max dev Max Temp or Raw DCS Float32 Mill 1 <=3600 Mill 60Flow.PV Temp or std std Flow Value Tank Raw Coll Float32 Mill 1 MillMill 60 Level.PV Tank Std Std Std Level Divert Divert Digital Mill 1Mill Mill 60 Valve.PV Valve Std Std Std Status

The Proficy model consists of input variables, calculated variables,stored procedures, and Visual Basic scripts (VB scripts). Variables andassociated parameters for a typical 92% steam stripper treatment systemand descriptions of the stored procedures and the VB scripts areincluded below. Complete listings of the Stored Procedures can be foundhereinbelow.

TABLE 28 Proficy Input Variables (From PI) Variable Data SamplingSampling Sampling Sampling Description Type Precision Interval OffsetWindow Type PI Tag Used For Display Only Bottom Temperature Float 2 15 015 Last Good CR-SS- 15 Min - % Good Value BottomTemp.PctGd Cond FeedTemperature Float 2 15 0 15 Last Good CR-SS-FeedTemp.PctGd 15 Min - %Good Value Feed Steam Flow Float 2 15 0 15 Last Good CR-SS- 15 Min - %Good Value FeedSteamFlow.PctGd Condensate Flow Float 2 15 0 15 Last GoodCR-SS-CondFlow.PctGd 15 Min - % Good Value Condensate System String 15 015 Interpolated CR-Cond-PTE.STAT Potential To Emit (Snapshot) Used InProficy Calculations SS % Time Treating (15 Float 1 15 0 15 AverageCR-SS_Treat.Num min) SS % Time Treating Float 1 60 0 60 AverageCR-SS_Treat.Num (1 Hr) Effective Steam Ratio Float 2 15 0 0 AverageCR-SS_ESRatio.Filt 15 Min (Raw PI Avg) Effective Steam Ratio Float 2 150 15 Last Good CR-SS_ESRatio.PctGd 15 Min - % Good (CMS) Value EffectiveSteam Ratio Float 2 15 0 0 CR-SS_ESRatio.15M 15 Min Avg Effective SteamRatio Float 2 60 0 0 CR-SS_ESRatio.3H 3 Hr Rolling Avg Effective SteamRatio Float 2 15 0 0 CR-SS_ESRatio.LL Lower Limit Down Time Integer 01440 420²⁶  15 Last Good CR-SS-TREAT.Day Value ²⁶The sampling offset isdetermined based upon the mill Start of Day time. The offset value isthe number of minutes from midnight to the mill start of day. In thisexample the start of day is 7:00 AM (as there are 420 minutes frommidnight until 7:00 AM).

TABLE 29 Proficy Calculated Variables Data Pre- Sampling Sampling Calc.Calc. Variable Type cision Interval Offset Type Name Effective SteamRatio 15 Min Float 1 15 0 VBScript SS Qualified 15 Min Avg Avg EffectiveSteam Ratio 15 Min String 15 0 VBScript SS Qualified 15 Min Avg StatusAvg (Status) Effective Steam Ratio 15 Min String 15 0 VBScript SS 15 MinAvg/Status Reassembly Avg/Status (Used for 3 Hr Avg) Effective SteamRatio 3 Hr Float 2 60 0 Stored Procedure StripperRollingAvg with AvgPTERolling Avg Effective Steam Ratio 3 Hr String 60 0 Stored ProcedureStripperRollingAvgStatus with Rolling Avg (Status) AvgPTE EffectiveSteam Ratio Lower Float 2 15 0 Equation Effective Steam Ratio LowerLimit Limit Steam Ratio EE Events String 60 0 Stored Procedure SSTreatment Events SS CMS Treating Status (15 String 15 0 VBScript SS PTECMS Status (15 Min) Min) SS EE Treating Status (1 Hr) String 60 0VBScript SS PTE EE Status (1 Hr) Run Time Integer 0 1440 420¹   EquationUptime (Daily) Mill Day String 15 0 Stored Procedure MillDay

Proficy Calculations

EE event logic

Steam Stripper Rolling Average Excess Emission events are created in onehour increments using the stored procedure spLocal_SSTreatmentEvents asdescribed below. Bypass events (Treatment Bypass, Overflow bypass, FlowEmissions and Upstream Bypass) EE events are created using Proficy'sdowntime model 200 with a 61-second (or other mill specific) filterapplied. The PI tags, CR-SS_Overflow.EE, CR-SS_CondDivert.EE,CR-SS_FlowEmissions.EE and CR-SS_Bypass.EE, trigger the start of anevent whenever their state changes from OK (the normal running state) toEE (the fault state). The event ends when the state changes back to OK.If the state returns to OK within the filter period the state changesare ignored and no event is created in Proficy.

CMS event logic

CMS events for the Steam Stripper treatment system are created infifteen minute intervals as described below in the stored procedurespLocal_SSTreatmentEvents. There are no CMS events associated withcollection tank overflows or treatment bypass valves.

SS Qualified 15 Min Avg

Type: VBScript

The inputs to this script are theSS CMS Treating Status (15 Min), the 15minute raw PI average of Effective Steam ratio, the percent good valuefor the effective steam calculation over the fifteen minute window, anda lower reject specification limit attached to the percent goodvariable. This script is triggered by time (based on the sample intervalfor the variable—normally 15 minutes) or an input value change. Thisscript filters the 15 minute average based on the 15 minute averageTreating status and the percent good value for the average. If thepercent good value is greater than required (lower reject limit) and theTreating status is Treating, the script outputs the average value forthe period. If the Treating status is NotTreating or the percent goodvalue is less than required, this script outputs a null value.

SS Qualified 15 Min Avg Status

Type: VBScript

The inputs to this script are the effective steam 15 minute percent goodvalue, the lower warning limit for percent good, the SS CMS TreatingStatus (15 Min) and the raw PI effective steam ratio 15 minute average.This script is triggered by time (based on the sample interval for theinputs) or an input value change. This script outputs the status of theEff Steam Ratio 15 Min Avg (Status) for display on the Autolog display.If the Treating status is NotTreating, this script outputs Unit Down. Ifthe percent good value is greater than 50% and the Treating status isTreating, this script outputs OK. If the percent good value is less than50% and the Treating status is Treating, the script outputs Bad Val.

SS 15 Min Avg/Status Reassembly

Type: VBScript

The inputs to this script are the Eff Steam Ratio 15 Min Avg and the EffSteam Ratio 15 min Avg (Status). This script is triggered by time (basedon the sample interval for the inputs) or by an input value change. Thisscript combines the two inputs into one string value based on the stringvalue of the Eff Steam Ratio 15 Min Avg (Status). If the Eff Steam Ratio15 Min Avg (Status) is OK, this script outputs the Eff Steam Ratio 15min Avg. If the Eff Steam Ratio 15 min Avg (Status) is Unit Down or BadVal, this script outputs Unit Down or Bad Val.

spLocal_StripperRollingAvg_wAvgPTE

Type: Stored Procedure

This procedure has twoinputs, the percent good value for effective steamratio and the SS EE Treating Status (1 Hr), and one dependant variable,the reassembled 15 min avg/status for the effective steam ratio. Thisprocedure calculates a 3 hour moving average of the dependant variableevery hour from a minimum number of samples over the 3 hour interval.The requirement for a good average is that there must be more than 50%good samples. “Good” samples consist of valid numeric values taken whilethe EE Treating Status (1 Hr) is Treating and the percent good value isgreater than 50%, as determined by the 15 min avg/status reassembly VBscript. Values of Bad Val, Unit Down and NULL are excluded from themoving average. The triggers for this procedure are time (based on thesample interval for the variable), value change for the dependantvariable or value change for the input variable.

spLocal_StripperRollingAvgStatus_wAvgPTE

Type: Stored Procedure

This procedure has four inputs (the percent good value for the effectivesteam ratio, the lower warning limit for this variable, the effectivesteam ratio 3 Hr Rolling Avg and the SS EE Treating Status (1 Hr)) andone dependent variable (the reassembled 15 min avg/status for theeffective steam ratio). This procedure generates a status string tocompliment the 3 hour moving average calculation,spLocal_StripperRollingAvg_wAvgPte. The following table shows thepossible outputs for this procedure and the sample types required togenerate them.

Output Condition Required OK >50% of samples have good numeric values,the average is greater than the lower warning limit and the 1 HrTreating Status is Treating EE >50% of samples have good numeric values,the average is less than the lower warning limit and the 1 Hr TreatingStatus is Treating Null In >=50% of samples have Null value BadData >=50% of samples have % good values <50% No Dep Dependent variableis not configured Variable No Spec The input variable from whichspecification limits are Variable retrieved is not configured. No LimitThe Reject Limit Input constant is not configured Bad Limit Theretrieved specification limit is NULL. Bad PctGood The lower rejectlimit of the % good variable is NULL No PTE Value The EE Treating Status(1 Hr) is NULL Too Many The total count of samples (columns) exceeds theex- Samples pected number of samples (typ. 12). No Value The average ofthe samples is NULL Unit Down The 1 Hr EE Treating Status is NotTreatingInsuf Data <=50% of samples have a good numeric values and there is nota majority of these “bad” samples with the same value OR the number ofsamples is less than the expected number of samples Insuf Columns <=50%sample points

The triggers for this procedure are time (based on the sample intervalfor the variable), value change for the dependant variable or valuechange for the input variable.

spLocal_SSTreatmentEvents

Type: Stored Procedure

This procedure is used to create CMS and EE events for the effectivesteam ratio. The inputs variables and dependant variables for both CMSand EE are shown in the following table.

TABLE 30 Variables EE CMS Specification Limit LW LR (Constant) EventDuration 60 15 (Constant) PTE SS EE Treating Status SS CMS TreatingStatus (1 Hr) (15 Min) EE or CMS (Constant) EE CMS Dependant VariableEff Steam Ratio 3 Hr Eff Steam Ratio 15 Min- Rolling Avg % Good

This procedure tests for CMS or EE events by comparing the dependantvariable value against a lower warning specification limit as specifiedin the calculation input. If the value is above the lower warning limit,a downtime event with duration as specified in the inputs is created. Ifan event exists for the previous time interval, the duration is appendedto the existing event and the event end time is updated. The triggersfor this procedure are time (based on the sample interval for thevariable), value change for the dependant variable or value change forthe input variable.

The purpose of this document is to describe the design of the ContinuousEmissions Monitoring System for Bleach Plant Scrubber monitoringoperations. The software is comprised of PI Data Archive software (whichis used for automatic data collection from various processinstrumentation and control systems) and Proficy software (which usesthe data collected by PI in conjunction with manual inputs and businessrules to monitor and report on the performance of the scrubbingprocess). This documentation is directed toward system administratorlevel personnel.

The following sections describe the general configuration of thestandard bleach plant monitoring system. Deviations from the standardmodel, configuration listings for specific lines, and mill-specificdetails are contained within the appendices.

Cluster Rule regulations require that a continuous monitoring system(CMS) be operated to measure the following parameters for each bleachplant gas scrubber:

-   -   Gas scrubber vent gas inlet flow rate (fan running status is an        approved surrogate for this CMS),    -   ORP or pH, of the gas scrubber effluent and    -   Gas scrubber liquid influent flow rate (later referred to as        recirculation flow).

The data for these variables are collected and archived by the PI systemand made available to the Proficy system to analyze against specificcriteria to determine if an Excess Emission (EE) event has occurred.Excess Emission events, are recorded by the system when the bleach planthas the potential to emit (PTE) pollutants, as defined in PI, and one ofthe three monitored parameters does not meet the specified operatingcriteria. A bleach plant has the potential to emit pollutants when it isrunning or has been shutdown for less than a specified period of time(typically one hour) as defined by each facility. The potential to emitcorresponds to the total source operating time reported to the stateregulatory agency on a semi-annual basis or more frequently as required.

The Proficy software logs all events and operator responses to thoseevents. The responses record the operator determined Trouble, Cause,Correction (response), and Report Code (report categorization) for theevent. The report categorization specifies if the event is considered anexcess emission, as the emission may be allowed due to Startup,Shutdown, and Malfunction (SSM) provisions. The events are compiled bythe system and reported to the state regulatory agency on a semi-annualbasis or more frequently as required. In addition to capturing andcategorizing events, the Proficy system also captures and recordsfailures (downtime) of Continuous Monitoring System (CMS) devices,referred to as CMS events. The system records failures whenever thevalidity of the data is suspect or out of range. These are alsosummarized and reported to the state in a semi-annual CMS performancereport or more frequently as required. Again, the report categorizationspecifies if the event is considered allowable based on the specificregulations.

The following table gives an overview of the minimum required processinputs, their engineering units, associated PI tags, and correspondingProficy variable names.

TABLE 31 Input Eng. Units PI Tagname Proficy Variable Bleach PlantCanEmit/ CR-BP-PTE.STAT BP Potential to Emit PTE Status CanNotEmit(Snapshot) Bleach Plant 0 = CR-BP-PTE.NUM BP % Time Numeric PTECanNotEmit, CanEmit (15 Min) Status 100 = BP % Time CanEmit CanEmit (1Hr) Daily Bleach Min/day CR-BP- Down Time Plant Non-PTE PTEDown.Dayminutes - cal- culated at mill end of day Bleach Plant pH (or ORP)CR-BP- pH 15 Min Raw PI Scrubber pH ScrubPH.Filt Avg) (or ORP 15 (orORP) (or CR-BP- Min Raw PI Avg) ScrubORP.Filt) Bleach Plant % CR-BP- pH15 Min - % Scrubber pH ScrubPH.PctGd (or Good (CMS) (or ORP) Data CR-BP-(or ORP 15 Min - % % Good ScrubORP.PctGd) Good (CMS)) Bleach Plant GPMCR-BP- Recirc Flow 15 Min Scrubber Recir- ScrubRecirc.Filt (Raw PI Avg)culation Flow Bleach Plant % CR-BP- Recirc Flow 15 Scrubher Recir-ScrubRecirc.PctGd Min - % Good culation Flow (CMS) Data % Good BleachPlant EE/OK CR-BP- Fan EE (Snapshot) Scrubber Fan ScrubFan.EE StatusBleach Plant Good/Bad CR-BP- Fan Data Quality Scrubber Fan ScrubFan.DQSnapshot (CMS) Data Quality

Proficy also maintains, and periodically writes to PI, the specificationlimits (upper data quality limit, lower data quality limit, and excessemission limits) for the pH/ORP and recirculation flows. The dataquality limits are used by PI to determine if the PI data has “Good” or“Bad” data quality while the excess emission limit is used by Proficy todetermine when excess emission events occur.

The following sections describe in detail how the Proficy bleach plantmodel triggers EE and CMS events.

Bleach Plant State—PTE

The bleach plant's potential to emit (PTE) is determined in PI using aperformance equation. The performance equation logic returns a state of“CanEmit” during the period from startup of the bleach plant until amill specified period after the bleach plant stops running. The bleachplant run-state is calculated each minute based upon mill specifiedcriteria—typically CLO2 flow, motor running state, or pump runningstate.

A PI performance equation translates the digital PTE status into anumeric value with 0=“CanNotEmit” and 100=“CanEmit”. Proficy averagesthis numeric PTE value of a specified time period and compares theaverage to a mill specified limit (usually 50) to determine if thebleach plant had a potential to emit over the desired time period. TheProficy variable, BP % Time CanEmit (15 min), averages the numeric PTEstatus over the previous 15 minute period. If this average is greaterthan or equal to the lower warning specification limit for thisvariable, the status is “CanEmit”. If the average is less than the lowerwarning specification limit, the status is “CanNotEmit”. This PTE statusis used by Proficy to qualify the 15 min pH (or ORP) and recirculationflow 15 minute averages and to filter out CMS events when the status is“CanNotEmit”. The Proficy variable, BP % Time CanEmit (1 hr), averagesthe numeric PTE status over the previous hour. If this average isgreater than the lower warning specification limit for this variable,the status is “CanEmit”. If the average is less than or equal to thelower warning specification limit, the status is “CanNotEmit”. This PTEstatus is used by Proficy to qualify the three hour rollingaverage.Bleach Plant PTE Counter

At the start of each mill day, a PI performance equation totals the“CanNotEmit” time over the previous 24-hour period. This value is readby Proficy and is used for both daily display and daily calculation ofbleach plant runtime (“CanEmit” for the daily period). The daily runtimeminutes are kept in Proficy and used to compute the total runtimeminutes for the reporting period.

Recirculation Flow

Bleach Plant scrubber recirculation flow is read by PI from the mill DCSsystem. The raw value is first validated in PI against the upper andlower specification limits provided by Proficy. If the value is withinrange PI records the value in an intermediate variable(CR-BP-ScrubRecirc.FILT); If the value is out of range the intermediatevariable records “BAD” instead. This PI performance equation is eventbased (calculated every time a new value enters the PI snapshot) so thatdata buffered in the PI interface will be captured and used regardlessof its PI archive status.

Every 15 minutes, Proficy uses the filtered values to calculate a flowaverage over the 15-minute interval. Values marked “BAD” by PI areexcluded from the calculated average.

The PI system also calculates a data quality metric that providesProficy with the information it needs to determine whether themeasurement of the recirculation flow is reliable. The metric isdetermined within PI by examining the percentage of time over the15-minute interval that the recirculation flow data has maintained“good” data quality. This same calculation tests for a flat-lined signalover an extended period of time and calculates a “% Good” of zero if thesignal value has remained unchanged. Proficy samples this “%-Good” valueevery 15-minutes and generates a 15-minute CMS downtime event (via astored procedure calculation) whenever the percentage falls below 50%within the 15 minute period.

Recirculation flow EE events are triggered based upon a 3 hour rollingaverage calculation performed within Proficy. Once per hour, a storedprocedure (spLocal_-BleachRollingAvg) averages the previous twelve 15Minute Averages for flow rate over the previous 3-hour window (3 HrRolling Avg). If the 3-hour average value is less than the lower warningspecification limit configured in Proficy, a 1-hour EE event isgenerated by the stored procedure “spLocal_-BleachEvents”. This 3-hourrolling average calculation excludes averages within periods thatreflect a “%-Good” less than 50%, that had no Potential To Emit, andthat contained NULL values. Therefore for a 3 Hour Average to becalculated and an EE Event to be created, a minimum of seven valid 15Minute Averages (>50%, or 7/12) must be present in the 3 hour window.

Each 15-minute flow average (“Qualified 15 Min Avg”) is accompanied by acorresponding status message (“Qualified 15 Min Avg Status”) that is setto “OK” upon successful calculation of the average. Similarily the3-hour rolling average has an equivalent variable (“3 Hr Rolling AvgStatus”) that provides the status regarding calculation of the 3 hourrolling average. The status messages and their meanings are summarizedin the tables below.

TABLE 32 Variable: “Qualified 15 Min Avg Status Status Message MeaningOK The 15 Min Avg was calculated Unit Down No Potential-to-Emit existedfor the entire period. The 15 min avg is set to NULL. Bad Val The % Goodfor the period was calculated by PI as less than 50%. The 15 min avg isset to NULL.

TABLE 33 Variable: “3 Hr Rolling Avg Status” Status Message Meaning OKThe 3 Hour Avg was calculated Unit Down At least six of twelve 15 MinAvgs reflect no Potential to Emit Bad Val At least six of twelve 15 MinAvgs reflect <50% Good data quality Null In At least six of twelve 15Min Avgs are NULL. Insuf Data At least six of twelve 15 Min Avgs have acombination of NULL Value, <50% Good data quality, or no Potential toEmit.

A block diagram of scrubber recirculation data flow is depicted inFIG.-1D.

pH/ORP

The monitoring of pH/ORP is exactly analogous to that for recirculationflow except that a manually entered pH or ORP value can override theProficy calculated 15 minute average. Additionally ORP measurements arecompared to an upper warning specification limit as opposed to a lowerwarning limit specification used for pH and recirculation flow.

A block diagram of scrubber pH/ORP monitoring data flow is depicted inFIG.-2D.

Scrubber Fan

Scrubber fan running status is determined within PI and communicated toProficy through the use of a digital signal. Within PI, running statusis determined by either comparing the scrubber fan amps to a minimumlimit, by examining the differential pressure across the fan to begreater than a minimum limit, or by examining the scrubber motor statusfrom the DCS (through the use of status from a zero speed switch orequivalent digital signal).

Scrubber fan EE and CMS events are created by using the Proficy downtimemodel 200. The Proficy model is typically configured with a 61 secondfilter (to eliminate signal noise) in conjunction with a PI performanceequation to act as the event trigger.

For excess emissions calculation, the PI tag CR-BP-ScrubFan.EE returnsthe digital state “EE” whenever the PI logic determines that the fan isnot running while the system is in a “CanEmit” state; otherwise theequation returns the value “OK”. To determine CMS downtime, a second PIperformance equation (CR-BP-ScrubFan.DQ) verifies that the fan amp value(or fan running switch status) is within range (or has a valid state)and returns the value “Good.” If these conditions are not met, (and thePTE state of “CanEmit” exists) the equation instead returns the value“Bad.”

Proficy monitors the two digital tags CR-BP-ScrubFan.EE andCR-BP-ScrubFan.DQ for the fault values of “EE” and “Bad” respectively.If either value remains in the fault state for longer than the filtertime, an EE or CMS event is recorded by the system.

A block diagram of scrubber fan monitoring data flow is depicted inFIG.-3D.

Tag Name Specifications

All Cluster Rule PI tags will begin with “CR-”.

For locations with multiple bleach lines, each line will bedifferentiated by CR-BPx, where x represents the mill naming convention.For example, Franklin will use CR-BPE for the E-Line and Augusta willuse CR-BPl for #1 Bleach Plant.

Digital State Set Specifications

The following are the minimum required digital state sets in PI tosupport the Cluster Rule Bleach Plant model.

Digital Set Name State 0 State 1 P2Emit CanEmit CanNotEmit OK-EE OK EEGOOD-BAD Good Bad RUN-STOP Running Stopped

Scan Class Specifications

The following scan classes must be available in PI. Note, the scan classnumber will vary from mill to mill.

A one minute scan class offset 0 seconds from midnight;

A fifteen minute scan class offset 0 seconds from midnight;

A twenty-four hour scan class offset to the start of mill day.

Examples of the scan class syntax are as follows:

-   -   /f=00:01:00, 00:00:00 (alternately /f=00:01:00, 0)    -   /f=00:15:00, 00:00:00 (alternately /f=00:15:00, 0)    -   /f=24:00:00, 07:00:00 (alternately /f=24:00:00, 25200) for mill        day at 07:00 am

PI Tag Configuration Specification

The following tables provide tag configuration examples for a typicalbleach plant model and the standard compression and exception attributesettings for the underlying mill tags.

TABLE 34 Bleach Plant PI Tag Configuration Tag Name Descriptor exdescCR-BP- BP Potential if BadVal(TimeEQ PTE.STAT to Emit Status (‘

’, ‘*-60M’, ‘*’, “

”)) then PrevVal(‘CR- BP-PTE.STAT‘, ‘*-60M’) else if TimeEQ(‘

’, ‘*- 60M’, ‘*’, “

”) > 0 then “CanEmit” else “CanNotEmit” CR-BP- BP Pot. ToTimeEq(‘CR-BP-PTE.STAT’, PTE-Down.Day Emit downtime/‘Y+7H’,‘T+7H’,“CanNotEmit”)/ day 60 CR-BP- BP PTE event=CR-BP-PTE.STAT,PTE.NUM Status - Numeric if(‘CR-BP-PTE.STAT’ <> “CanEmit” and ‘CR-BP-PTE.STAT’ <> “CanNotEmit”) then PrevVal(‘CR-BP- PTE.NUM’,‘*’) else if‘CR-BP- PTE.STAT’ <> “CanEmit” then 0 else 100 CR-BP- BP Scrubber if (‘

’ <> “

”) ScrubFan.EE Fan Running and (‘CR-BP-PTE.STAT’ = Status “CanEmit”)then “EE” else “OK” CR-BP- BP Scrub event=

, if ScrubRecirc.Filt Recirc PV Filter (‘

’ > ‘CR-BP-ScrubRecirc.LLL’) and (‘

’ < ‘CR-BP- ScrubRecirc.HHL’) then ‘

’ else “BAD” CR-BP- BP Scub pH event=

, if ScrubPH.Filt PV Filter (‘

’ > ‘CR-BP-ScrubPH.LLL’) and (‘

’ < ‘ CR-BP-ScrubPH.HHL’) then ‘

’ else “BAD” CR-BP- BP Scrubber if (‘

’ <> “

” ScrubFan.DQ Fan Data Quality and ‘

’ <> “

”) and (‘CR-BP-PTE.STAT’ <> “CanNotEmit”) then “Bad” else “Good” CR-BP-BP Scrubber if (TagMax(‘CR-BP- ScrubPH.PctGd pH % Good DataScrubPH.Filt’, ‘*-3H’, ‘*’) - TagMin(‘CR-BP-ScrubPH.Filt’, ‘*-3H’, ‘*’)= 0) or BadVal(PctGood(‘CR-BP- ScrubPH.Filt’, ‘*-15M’, ‘*’)) then 0 elsePctGood(‘CR-BP- ScrubPR.Filt’, ‘*-15M’, ‘*’) CR-BP- BP Scrubber if(TagMax(‘CR-BP- ScrubRecirc.PctGd Recirc % Good ScrubRecirc.Filt’,‘*-3H’, ‘*’) - Data TagMin(‘CR-BP- ScrubRecirc.Filt’, ‘*-3H’, ‘*’) = 0)or BadVal(PctGood(‘CR-BP- ScrubRecirc.Filt’, ‘*-15M’, ‘*’)) then 0 elsePctGood(‘CR-BP- ScrubRecirc.Filt’, ‘*-15M’, ‘*’) CR-BP- BP ScrubberScrubPH.HHL pH High Lim DQ CR-BP- BP Scrubber ScrubPH.LL * pH Low LimCR-BP- BP Scrubber ScrubPH.LLL pH Low Lim DQ CR-BP- BP ScrubberScrubRecirc.HHL Recirc High Lim DQ CR-BP- BP Scrubber ScrubRecirc.LLRecirc Low Lim CR-BP- BP Scrubber ScrubRecirc.LLL Recirc Low Lim DQCR-BP- BP Scrubber ScrubPH.15M pH 15 Min Avg CR-BP- BP ScrubberScrubPH.3H pH 3 Hr Avg CR-BP- BP Scrubber ScrubRecirc.15M Recirc 15 MinAvg CR-BP- BP Scrubber ScrubRecirc.3H Recirc 3 Hr Avg Note: Italics boldprint represents mill specific information.

-   -   ● CR-BP-ScrubPH.LL will become CR-BP-ScrubORP.HL for a mull with        ORF control. Other pH tags will change in a similar manner in        this and subsequent tables.

TABLE 35hz,1/64 !Bleach Plant PI Tag Configuration? !? ? point-? ? ?Loca-? ? com-? Comp-? ? ? shut-? ? ? ? !Tag Name? engunits? source?Pointtype? DigitalSet? tion4? compdev? pressing? Max? xcdev? xcmax?down? tep? ero? pan CR-BP- CanEmit/ C Digital P2EMIT 1 0 1 28800 0 1PTE.STAT CanNotEmit CR-BP-PTE- Min/Day C Float32 4 0 1 7200 00 0 440Down.Day CR-BP- 0/100 C Float32 0 1 60 0 1 00 PTE.NUM CR-BP- OK-EE CDigital OK-EE 1 0 1 28800 0 0 ScrubFan.EE CR-BP- GPM C Float32 1 0 1 6000 1 50 ScrubRecirc.Filt CR-BP- pH C Float32 1 0 1 600 0 1 4 ScrubPH.FiltCR-BP- Bad/Good C Digital BAD- 1 0 1 28800 0 0 ScrubFan.DQ GOOD CR-BP- %C Float32 3 0 1 600 0 1 00 ScrubPH.PctGd CR-BP- % C Float32 3 0 1 600 01 00 ScrubRecirc.PctGd CR-BP- pH Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 00 0 4ScrubPH.HHL CR-BP- pH Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 00 0 4 ScrubPH.LL CR-BP-pH Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 00 0 4 ScrubPH.LLL CR-BP- GPM Lab Float32 1 01 28800 00 0 50 ScrubRecirc.HHL CR-BP- GPM Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 00 050 ScrubRecirc.LL CR-BP- GPM Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 00 0 50ScrubRecirc.LLL CR-BP- pH Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 00 0 4 ScrubPH.15MCR-BP- pH Lab Float32 1 0 1 28800 00 0 4 ScrubPH.3H CR-BP- GPM LabFloat32 1 0 1 28800 00 0 50 ScrubRecirc.15M CR-BP- GPM Lab Float32 1 0 128800 00 0 50 ScrubRecirc.3H

TABLE 36 Bleach Plant Mill Specific PI Tag Compression and ExceptionAttributes Tag Name Descriptor pointtype compdev compressing CompMaxxcdev xcmax Comments CR- BP Running Digital Mill Std 1 Mill Std ill stdill std Mill should st attributes to get BP.STAT Status representativevalues CR- BP Fan Running Digital Mill std 1 7200 ill std 0 Mill shouldst attributes to get BPFan.PV Status representative values CR- BPRecirculation Float32 Mill std 1 <=3600 ill std 0 Archived values req;dfor 3-hr std BPRecirc.PV Flow DCS Value dev check in the .Filt PE ExcMaxis set at 60s to trigger event-based .Filt PE CR- BP pH DCS Float32 Millstd 1 <=3600 ill std 0 Archived values req;d for 3-hr std BPpH.PV Valuedev check in the .Filt PE ExcMax is set at 60s to trigger event-based.Filt PE

The Proficy model consists of input variables (PI inputs), calculatedvariables , stored procedures, and Visual Basic scripts (VB scripts).Variables for a typical bleach plant (monitoring pH) and descriptions ofthe stored procedures and the VB scripts are included below. Completelistings of the Stored Procedures can be found in hereinbelow.

TABLE 37 PI Interface Proficy Variables Data Pre- Sampling SamplingSampling Sampling Variable Type cision Interval Offset Window Type PITag Recirc Flow 15 Min Float 2 15 0 0 Average CR-BP-ScrubRecirc.Filt(Raw PI Avg) Recirc Flow 15 Min - Float 2 15 0 15 LastGood ValueCR-BP-ScrubRecirc.PctGd % Good (CMS) Recirc Flow 3 Hr Float 2 60 0 0CR-BP-ScrubRecirc.3H Rolling Avg Recirc Flow 15 Min Float 2 15 0 0CR-BP-ScrubRecirc.15M Avg Recirc Flow Lower Float 2 15 0 0CR-BP-ScrubRecirc.LL Limit Recirc Flow Lower Float 2 15 0 0CR-BP-ScrubRecirc.LLL DQ Limit Recirc Flow Upper Float 2 15 0 0CR-BP-ScrubRecirc.HHL DQ Limit pH 15 Min - % Good Float 2 15 0 15 LastGood Value CR-BP-ScrubpH.PctGd (CMS) pH 15 Min (Raw PI Float 2 15 0 0Average CR-BP-ScrubPH.Filt Avg) pH 15 Min Avg Float 2 15 0 0CR-BP-ScrubPH.15M pH 3 Hr Rolling Avg Float 2 60 0 0 CR-BP-ScrubPH.3H pHLower Limit¹ Float 2 15 0 0 CR-BP-ScrubPH.LL pH Lower DQ Limit Float 215 0 0 CR-BP-ScrubPH.LLL pH Upper DQ Limit Float 2 15 0 0CR-BP-ScrubPH.HHL Fan EE (Snapshot) String 15 0 15 InterpolatedCR-BP-ScrubFan.EE BP Potential To Emit String 15 0 15 InterpolatedCR-BP-PTE.STAT (Snapshot) Down Time Integer 1440 420²  15 LastGood ValueCR-BP-PTE-Down.Day Fan Data Quality String 15 0 15 InterpolatedCR-BP-ScrubFan.DQ Snapshot (CMS) BP % Time CanEmit Float 1 15 0 15Average CR-BP-PTE.NUM (15 min) BP % Time CanEmit Float 1 60 0 60 AverageCR-BP-PTE.NUM (1 hr) ¹This example monitors pH of the effluent. When ORP(Oxygen Reduction Potential) of the effluent is monitored instead of pH,the pH Lower Limit is replaced by an ORP Upper Limit. ²The samplingoffset is determined based upon the mill Start of Day time. The offsetvalue is the number of minutes from midnight to the mill start of day.In this example the start of day is 7:00 AM (as there are 420 minutesfrom midnight until 7:00 AM).

TABLE 38 Calculation Manager Proficy Variables Data Pre- SamplingSampling Calc. Variable Type cision Interval Offset Type Calc. NameRecirc Flow 15 Min Avg Float 1 15 0 VBScript Qualified 15 Min Avg pH 15Min Avg Float 2 15 0 VBScript Qualified 15 Min Avg Recirc Flow 15 MinAvg String 15 0 VBScript Qualified 15 Min Avg Status (Status) pH 15 MinAvg (Status) String 15 0 VBScript Qualified 15 Min Avg Status RecircFlow 15 Min Avg/ String 15 0 VBScript 15 Min Avg/Status ReassemblyStatus (Used for 3 Hr Avg) pH 15 Min Avg or Status String 15 0 VBScript15 Min Avg/Status Reassembly (Reassembled) pH Manual/15 Min Avg String15 0 Stored Procedure ManualUpdate (Used for 3 Hr Rolling Avg) RecircFlow 3 Hr Rolling Avg Float 1 60 0 Stored Procedure BleachRollingAvgwith AvgPTE pH 3 Hr Rolling Avg Float 2 60 0 Stored ProcedureBleachRollingAvg with AvgPTE Recirc Flow 3 Hr Rolling Avg String 60 0Stored Procedure BleachRollingAvgStatus with AvgPTE (Status) pH 3 HrRolling Avg (Status) String 60 0 Stored Procedure BleachRollingAvgStatuswith AvgPTE Recirc Flow Lower Limit Float 2 15 0 Equation ScrubberRecirc Flow Lower Limit Recirc Flow Lower DQ Limit Float 2 15 0 EquationScrubber Recirc Flow Lower DQ Limit Recirc Flow Upper DQ Limit Float 215 0 Equation Scrubber Recirc Flow Upper DQ Limit pH Lower Limit¹ Float2 15 0 Equation pH Measurement Lower Limit pH Lower DQ Limit Float 2 150 Equation pH Measurement Lower DQ Limit pH Upper DQ Limit Float 2 15 0Equation pH Measurement Upper DQ Limit Recirc Flow EE Events String 60 0Stored Procedure Bleach Events pH EE Events String 60 0 Stored ProcedureBleach Events Recirc Flow CMS Events String 15 0 Stored Procedure BleachEvents PH CMS Events String 15 0 Stored Procedure Bleach Events RunningTime Integer 1440 420 Equation Uptime (Daily) Mill Day String 15 0Stored Procedure MillDay BP CMS PTE Status (15 min) String 15 0 VBScriptBP PTE CMS Status (15 min) BP EE PTE Status (1 hr) String 60 0 VBScriptBP PTE EE Status (1 hr) ¹This example monitors pH of the effluent. WhenORP (Oxygen Reduction Potential) of the effluent is monitored instead ofpH, the pH Lower Limit is replaced by an ORP Upper Limit.

CMS event logic

pH, ORP and flow CMS events are created from the stored procedure,BleachEvents, as described below. Scrubber fan CMS events are createdusing Proficy's downtime model 200 with a 61-second filter applied. ThePI tag, CR-BP-ScrubFan.DQ, triggers the start of an event whenever itsstate changes from Good (the normal running state) to Bad (the faultstate). The event ends when the state changes back to Good. If the statereturns to Good within one minute, the change is ignored and an event isnot created.

EE event logic

pH, ORP and flow EE events are created from the stored procedure,BleachEvents, as described below. Scrubber fan EE events are createdusing Proficy's downtime model 200 with a 61-second filter applied. ThePI tag, CR-BP-ScrubFan.DQ, triggers the start of an event whenever itsstate changes from OK (the normal running state) to EE (the faultstate). The event ends when the state changes back to OK. If the statereturns to OK within one minute, the change is ignored and an event isnot created

VB Script Descriptions

BP PTE CMS Status (15 min)

The inputs to this script are the BP % Time CanEmit (15 min) and thelower warning limit for BP % Time CanEmit (15 min). This script istriggered by time (based on the sample interval for the variable) or aninput value change. This script compares the 15 min average numeric PTEvalue to its lower warning limit. If the % Time CanEmit (15 min) valueis less than the lower warning limit (usually 50), the PTE status isCanNotEmit. If the % Time CanEmit (15 min) value is greater than orequal to the lower warning limit, the PTE status is CanEmit.

BP PTE EE Status (1 Hr)

The inputs to this script are the BP % Time CanEmit (1 Hr) and the lowerwarning limit for BP % Time CanEmit (1 Hr). This script is triggered bytime (based on the sample interval for the variable) or an input valuechange. This script compares the 1 hr average numeric PTE value to itslower warning limit. If the % Time CanEmit (1 hr) value is less than orequal to the lower warning limit (usually 50), the PTE status isCanNotEmit. If the % Time CanEmit (1 Hr) value is greater than the lowerwarning limit, the PTE status is CanEmit.

Qualified 15 Min Avg

The inputs to this script are the BP CMS PTE Status (15 min), the 15minute raw PI average for pH, ORP or flow, the percent good value forpH, ORP or flow and the lower warning limit for percent good. Thisscript is triggered by time (based on the sample interval for thevariable) or an input value change. This script filters the 15 minuteaverage (pH, ORP or recirculation flow) based on the PTE status or thepercent good value for the average. If the percent good value is greaterthan 50% and the PTE status is CanEmit, this script outputs the averagevalue. If the PTE status is CanNotEmit or the percent good value is lessthan 50%, this script outputs a null value.

Qualified 15 Min Avg Status

The inputs to this script are the BP CMS PTE Status (15 min), the 15minute raw PI average for pH, ORP or flow, the percent good value forpH, ORP or flow and the lower warning limit for percent good. Thisscript is triggered by time (based on the sample interval for theinputs) or an input value change. This script outputs the status of theQualified 15 minute Average (pH, ORP or recirculation flow) for displayon the Autolog display. If the PTE status is CanNotEmit, this scriptoutputs Unit Down. If the percent good value is greater than 50% and thePTE status is CanEmit, this script outputs OK. If the percent good valueis less than 50% and the PTE status is CanEmit, the script outputs BadVal.

15 Min Avg/Status Reassembly

The inputs to this script are the Oualified 15 min Avg and the Qualified15 min Avg Status. This script is triggered by time (based on the sampleinterval for the inputs) or an input value change. This script combinesthe two inputs into one string value based on the string value of theQualified 15 Min Avg Status. If the Qualified 15 Min Avg Status is OK,this script outputs the Qualified 15 min Avg. If the Qualified 15 minAvg Status is Unit Down or Bad Val, this script outputs Unit Down or BadVal.

Stored Procedure Descriptions

ManualUpdate

This procedure has one input, the 15 min raw PI avg for pH or ORP andone dependant variable, the manually entered value for pH or ORP. Thisprocedure performs a signal selection between a manually entered valueand another variable. If the dependant variable value (the manuallyentered value) is NULL, the output is the value of the input variable(the 15 min raw PI avg). Otherwise, the output is set to the value ofthe dependant variable. The triggers for this procedure are time (basedon the sample interval for the variable), value change for the dependantvariable or value change for the input variable.

BleachRollingAvg with AvgPTE

This procedure has two inputs, the percent good value for pH, ORP orflow and the BP EE PTE Status (1 Hr), and one dependant variable, thereassembled 15 min avg/status for pH, ORP or flow. This procedurecalculates a 3 hour moving average of the dependant variable every hourfrom a minimum number of samples over the 3 hour interval if the averagePTE status over the last hour is CanEmit. The requirement for a goodaverage is that there must be more than 50% good samples. “Good” samplesconsist of valid numeric values taken while the PTE status is CanEmitand the percent good value is greater than 50%, as determined by the 15min avg/status reassembly VB script. Values of Bad Val, Unit Down andNULL are excluded from the moving average. The triggers for thisprocedure are time (based on the sample interval for the variable),value change for the dependant variable or value change for the inputvariable.

BleachRollingAvgStatus with AvgPTE

This procedure has three inputs, the percent good value for pH, ORP orflow, the three hour rolling avg for pH, ORP or flow and the BP Ee PTEStatus (1 Hr), and one dependant variable, the reassembled 15 minavg/status for pH, ORP or flow. This procedure generates a status stringto compliment the 3 hour moving average calculation, BleachRollingAvg.The following table shows the possible outputs for this procedure andthe sample types required to generate them.

Output Condition Required OK >50% of samples have good numeric valuesNull In <=50% of samples have good numeric values and the majority ofthese “bad” samples have a value of NULL Bad Val <=50% of samples havegood numeric values and the majority of these “bad” samples have a valueof Bad Val. Unit Down <=50% of samples have good numeric values and themajority of these “bad” samples have a value of Unit Down or the BP EEPTE Status (1 Hr) is CanNotEmit. Insuf Data <=50% of samples have a goodnumeric values and there is not a majority of these “bad” samples withthe same value OR the number of samples is less than the expected numberof samples

The triggers for this procedure are time (based on the sample intervalfor the variable), value change for the dependant variable or valuechange for the input variable.

BleachEvents

This procedure is used to create CMS and EE events for pH, ORP and flow.This procedure has one input, the BP EE/CMS PTE Status (1 Hr/15 Min),and one dependant variable, the 3 hr rolling avg for pH, ORP or flow.This procedure tests for CMS or EE events when the average PTE status ifCanEmit by comparing the dependant variable value against upper or lowerspecification limits as specified in the calculation inputs. If thevalue is above (below) the upper (lower) specification limit, a downtimeevent with duration as specified in the inputs is created. If an eventsexists for the previous time interval, the duration is appended to theexisting event and the event end time is updated. The triggers for thisprocedure are time (based on the sample interval for the variable),value change for the dependant variable or value change for the inputvariable.

Stored Procedure Listings SpLocal_BleachEvents /* Procedure Name:spLocal_BleachEvents General Description: This procedure tests for CMSor EE events by comparing the depen- dant variable value against upperor lower specification limits as specified in the calculation inputs. Ifthe value is above (below) the upper (lower) specification limit, adowntime event with duration as specified in the inputs is created.  Ifand event exists for the pre- vious time interval, the duration isappended  to the existing event and the event end time is updated. The“Potential to Emit” (PTE), if configured for CMS events, is also takeninto account. Triggers: 1. Time (based on sample interval for variable)2. Dependant variable value change 3. Input value change In order forthe calculation to execute, non-optional calculation input values cannotbe NULL. Inputs and Depedencies: 1. Requires configuration of thedepedant variable which is the value to be tested (e.g., “pH 3-HrRolling Avg”). 2. Inputs described in body of code. Outputs: Type:Status message (string) Value Occurs when . . . ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------ “Nodependant” The dependant variable is not configured. “No Reject” TheReject_Limit input constant is not configured (“LR”,“LW”,“UW” or “UR”).“No EventType” The EventType input con- stant is not specified (“EE” or“CMS”). “No PTE Val” The event type is “CMS” and the PTE value is notvalid. “No Emission” The event type is “CMS” and the PTE value is“CanNotEmit”. “Incorrect Reject” The Reject_Limit input con- stant isconfigured but is incorrect (not “LR”,“LW”,“UW” or “UR”). “Bad Limit”The retrieved specification limit is NULL. “No Value” The dependantvariable value is NULL. “No Event” None of the preceeding conditionsapply, the test was performed and passed. “Event Created” The testfailed and a downtime event was created. Variables: 1. Described in bodyof code. Tables Modified: 1. Timed_Event_Details. */ CREATE PROCEDUREdbo.spLocaLBleachEvents --Calculation Input and Output @OutputValuevarchar(50) OUTPUT, --Status message (output) @Var_Id int, --Thisvariable's Id @PU_Id int, --This variable's unit Id @Timestamp datetime,--Timestamp @Reject_Limit varchar(2), --Specification limit applied intest --(valid values: “LR”,“LW”,“UW” or “UR”) @EventWindow int,--Duration of the event (if created) @PTEValue varchar(30), --PTE valuefor this time interval (optional) @EventType varchar(3) --Event type(valid values: “EE” or “CMS”) AS --Local variables Declare @DepVar_Idint, -- Variable Id of the configured dependant variable @RejectVar_Idint, -- Variable Id from which specifications limits are read. --In thiscase, this is the same as @DepVar_Id @RejectVal float, --Thespecification limit value @Value varchar(30), --The value of thedepedant variable for this time interval. @SourcePU_Id int, --not usedin this procedure @StatusId int, --not used in this procedure @FaultIdint, --not used in this procedure @Reason1 int, --Used to retain reasonsif an event is appended @Reason2 int, --Used to retain reasons if anevent is appended @Reason3 int, --Used to retain reasons if an event isappended @Reason4 int, --Used to retain reasons if an event is appended@ProductionRate float, --Must be specified for event creation (= 0.0 inthis procedure) @Duration float, --Must be specified for event creation(= 0.0 in this procedure) @Transaction_Type int, --Specifies thetransaction type in event creation --(1=Add, 2=Update, 3=Delete,4=Close) @EventStartTime datetime, --Start time for this event ifcreated @Start_Time datetime, --Start time for the event if appended@End_Time datetime, --End time for an event for the previous interval ifit exists. @TEDet_Id int, --Event Id @TEFault_Id int, --The fault namefrom the fault translation table for this unit @Count int, --Number ofevents with timestamps later than the timestamp for --this interval@Outside_Limit int Indicates that the dependant variable value isoutside of --the specification limits Set @OutputValue = ‘No Event’--Validate configured dependant variable Select @DepVar_Id = Var_Id From Calculation_Instance_Dependencies  Where Result_Var_Id = @Var_IdIf (@DepVar_Id is Null)  Begin  Set @OutputValue = ‘No dependant’ Return  End --Validate Configured Reject Limit Constant if@Reject_Limit = NULL or @Reject_Limit = “  begin  Set @OutputValue = ‘NoReject’  Return  end --Validate Configured Event Type (‘EE’ or ‘CMS’) if@EventTvpe <> ‘CMS’ and @EventType <> ‘EE’  begin  Set @OutputValue =‘No EventType’  Return  end --Check for Non Null PTE Status if eventtype is CMS If @EventType = ‘CMS’ Begin If (@PTEValue <> ‘CanNotEmit’and @PTEValue <> ‘CanEmit’)  Begin Set @OutputValue = ‘No PTE Val’ Return  End End --Output status if CanNotEmit (will not evaluate totrue for EE events be- cause PTE input not configured) If (@PTEValue =‘CanNotEmit’ and @EventType = ‘CMS’) Begin Set @OutputValue = ‘NoEmission’  Return End --Get Spec Limits from specification configurationSet @RejectVar_Id = @DepVar_Id Set @RejectVal = NULL if @Reject_Limit =‘LR’ Select @RejectVal = L_Reject  from var_specs where var_id =@RejectVar_Id Else if @Reject_Limit = ‘LW’ Select @RejectVal = L_Warning from var_specs  where var_id = @RejectVar_Id Else if @Reject_Limit =‘UW’ Select @RejectVal = U_Warning  from var_specs  where var_id =@RejectVar_Id Else if @Reject_Limit = ‘UR’ Select @RejectVal = U_Reject from var_specs  where var_id = @RejectVar_Id Else  begin  Set@OutputValue = ‘Incorrect Reject’  Return  end --Validate specificationvalue if @RejectVal = NULL begin  Select @OutputValue = ‘Bad Limit’ Return end --Get value of the dependant variable Select @Value = Result From Tests Where Var_Id = @DepVar_Id and Result_On = @Timestamp--Validate dependant variable value If ((@Value is Null) or (@Value =“))  Begin  Set @OutputValue = ‘No Value’  Return  End Set@Outside_Limit = 0 --Compare the value of the dependant variable to thespecification limit and set flag --“@Outside_Limit” if the value is outof limit If @Reject_Limit = ‘LR’ or @Reject_Limit = ‘LW’ begin ifConvert(float,@Value) <= Convert(float,@RejectVal) Set @Outside_Limit =1 end If @Reject_Limit = ‘UW’ or @Reject_Limit = ‘UR’ begin ifConvert(float,@Value) >= Convert(float,@RejectVal) Set @Outside_Limit =1 end --Check for a later event : Do not create an event for earliertime than latest event Select @Count = Count(*)  FromTimed_Event_Details  Where pu_id = @pu_id and ((Start_Time >=@Timestamp) or (End_Time >= @Timestamp)) If Convert(float,@Count) > 0.0 Begin  Set @OutputValue = ‘No Event’  Return  End --Setup to createevent Set @EventStartTime = DateAdd(mi,−1*@EventWindow, @Timestamp)Set@ProductionRate = 0.0 Set @Duration = 0.0 --Get the fault value from thefault translation table Select @TEFault_Id = TEFault_Id  FromTimed_Event_Fault  where PU_Id = @PU_Id --Create or Append event ifoutside limit If @Outside_Limit = 1  Begin  Set @OutputValue = ‘EventCreated’  Select @TEDet_Id = TEDet_Id, @Start_Time = Start_Time,@End_Time = End_Time, @Reason1=Reason_Level1, @Reason2=Reason_Level2,@Reason3=Reason_Level3, @Reason4=Reason_Level4 From timed_event_detailsWhere pu_id = @Pu_Id and Start_time <= @EventStartTime and ((End_Time >=@EventStartTime) or (End_Time is Null))  If @TEDet_Id is NULL   BeginSelect 5, @PU_Id, @PU_Id,NULL,@TEFault_Id,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,@ProductionRate,@Duration,1,@EventStart Time,NULL,0 Select5, @PU_Id,@PU_Id,NULL,@TEFault_Id,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,@ProductionRate,@Duration,4,NULL,@Timestamp,0   End  Else   Begin  Select 5, @PU_Id @PU_Id,NULL,@TEFault_Id,@Reason1,@Reason2,@Reason3,@Reason4,NULL,NULL,2,@Start_Time,@Timestamp,@TEDet_Id   End  End /*5.0B76 required for downtime rst // Downtime //-------------------------------- // 0 - Result Set Type (5) // 1 - PU_Id// 2 - Source PU_ID // 3 - Status ID // 4 - Fault Id // 5 - Reason1 //6 - Reason2 // 7 - Reason3 // 8 - Reason4 // 9 - Production Rate // 10 -Duration // 11 - TransType(1,2,3,4) -(1 Add) -(2 Update) -(3 Delete) -(4Close) // 12 - StartTime // 13 - EndTime // 14 - TEDet_Id */

SpLocal_BleacbRollingAvg /* Procedure Name: spLocal_BleachRollingAvgCopyright (C) 2001, International Paper Company Revision History: DateBy Description ---------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- 06/30/2001SC (Entegreat, Inc.) Initial release 08/20/2001 SC (Entegreat, Inc.)Comments added General Description: This procedure calculates a 3-hourmoving average of the dependent variable (typicaUy ph, ORP orrecirculation flow) value every hour from a minimum number of samplesover the 3-hour interval. Currently, the requirement is that there mustbe more than 50% good samples in order for the average to be calculated.“Good” samples consist of valid numeric values taken while there waspotential to emit (PTE) and where the data validity, as determined bythe %-Good PI variable, is good.  Null values and values where the%-Good requirement is not met are excluded from the moving average.Typically, for the standard model, this procedure calculates the averageof the 15-minute ph, ORP, or recirculation flow values over the last3-hours. Triggers: 1. Time (based on sample interval for variable) 2.Dependant variable value change 3. Input value change In order for thecalculation to execute, non-optional calculation input values cannot beNULL. Inputs and Depedencies: 1. Requires configuration of the depedantvariable which is the value to be tested (e.g., “pH 15-Min Avg Used for3Hr Rolling Avg”). 2. Inputs described in body of code. Outputs: 1.3-Hour Average (float) Variables: 1. Described in body of code. TablesModified: 1. N/A */ CREATE PROCEDURE spLocal_BleachRollingAvg--Calculation Input and Output @OutputValue float OUTPUT, --Calculated3-hour moving average (output) @Var_id int, --Variable Id of thisvariable @Start_Time varchar(30), --Beginning of the time interval overwhich the 3-hr average --is calculated. Internally calculated by Proficybased on --the sample window specified in the variable sheet. @End_Timevarchar(30), --End of the time interval over which the 3-hr average --iscalculated. Internally calculated by Proficy based on --the samplewindow specified in the variable sheet. @PctVar_Id int --Variable Id ofthe corresponding %-Good variable --that determines data validity. ASDeclare @DepVar_Id int --Dependent variable Id (the variable to beaveraged). @UnitDownCount int, Number of samples with a status of “UnitDown”. @BadDataCount int, Number of samples with a status of “Bad Val”.@NullCount int, --Number of samples with NULL values. @PctGood float,--Lower reject limit of the %-Good variable. @PctLimit float,--Calculated upper limit on the number of invalid samples --allowed inthe 3-hr window. @SampleSize float, --Calculated expected number ofsamples over the interval --to be averaged (typ 12=180/15). @SampleVarint, --Sampling window for this variable (typ 180 mins). @SampleDepVarint, Sampling interval of the dependant variable (typ 15 mins).@totalcount int --Total number of samples found over the sample --window(typ 12 samples over 3-hours). --Get the variable Id of the dependantvariable (i.e., the variable to be averaged) Select @DepVar_Id = Var_Id From Calculation_Instance_Dependencies  Where Result_Var_Id = @Var_Id--Validate the dependant variable Id If (@DepVar_Id is Null) begin Select @OutputValue = Null  Return end --Get the lower reject limit ofthe corresponding %-Good variable (typically 50%) Select @PctGood =Convert(float,L_Reject)  from var_specs  where var_id = @PctVar_Id --Getthe sampling window for this variable (typically 180-mins) Select@SampleVar = Sampling_Window  From Variables  Where Var_Id = @Var_Id--Get the sampling interval of the dependant variable (typically15-mins) Select @SampleDepvar = Sampling_Interval  From Variables  WhereVar_Id = @DepVar_Id --Calculate the expected number of samples over the3-hour interval --(typically 12=180/15) Set @SampleSize =Convert(float,@SampleVar)/Convert(float, @SampleDepVar) --Calculate theupper limit for the number of invalid values allowed in the --3-hourwindow (typically 6=50%*12) -- Set @PctLimit = @SampleSize*(@PctGood/100.0) --Store the values of the dependant variable (thevariable to be averaged) --over the 3-hour window into a temporary tableSelect Result  Into #Tests  From Tests  Where (Var_Id = #DepVar_Id) And(Result_On>@Start_Time) And (Result_On <= @End_Time) --Count the numberof samples over the 3-hour window Select @totalcount = count(*) From#tests --If there are less than the expected number samples (typically12) over the window then quit if @totalcount < @samplesize begin Set@OutputValue = Null Return end --Count the number of samples taken wherethe unit has no PTE Select @UnitDownCount = Count(*)  From #Tests  WhereResult = ‘Unit Down’ --Count the number of samples where thecorresponding data %-Good --variable indicates bad data (i.e., CMSevent) Select @BadDataCount = Count(*)  From #Tests  Where Result = ‘BadVal’ --Count the number of samples with no value Select @NullCount =Count(*)  From #Tests  Where Result is Null Select @OutputValue = NULL--If the “Unit Down Count” >= the maximum allowable (typically 6) then--quit - do not calculate the average IfConvert(float,@UnitDownCount) >= @PctLimit Return --If the “Bad DataCount” >= the maximum allowable (typically 6) then --quit - do notcalculate the average If Convert(float,@BadDataCount) >= @PctLimitReturn --If the “No Value Count” >= the maximum allowable (typically 6)then --quit - do not calculate the average IfConvert(float,@NullCount) >= @PctLimit Return --If the sum of the abovecounts >= the maximum allowable (typically 6) --then quit - do notcalculate the average If(Convert(float,@UnitDownCount+@BadDataCount+@NullCount)) >= @PctLimitReturn --Calculate the 3-hour average using only valid values If(@BadDataCount > 0) or (@UnitDownCount > 0) or (@NullCount > 0)  Select@OutputValue = SUM(Convert(float,Result))/(@SampleSize -(Convert(float,@UnitDownCount+@BadDataCount+@NullCount))) from #Testswhere (Result <> ‘Bad Val’ and Result <> ‘Unit Down’ and Result is NOTNull) else  Select @OutputValue = SUM(Convert(float,Result))/@SampleSizefrom #Tests where (Result <> ‘Bad Val’ and Result <> ‘Unit Down’andResult is NOT Null) --Drop the temporary table Drop Table #Tests

SpLocal_BleachRollingAvgStatus /* Procedure Name:spLocal_BleachRollingAvgStatus Copyright (C) 2001, International PaperCompany Revision History: Date By Description ----------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ 06/30/2001 SC (Entegreat, Inc.) Initialrelease O8/21/2001 SC (Entegreat, Inc.) Comments added GeneralDescription: This procedure generates a status message to compliment the3-hour moving average calculation result. Triggers: 1. Time (based onsample interval for variable) 2. Dependant variable value change 3.Input value change In order for the calculation to execute, non-optionalcalculation input values cannot be NULL. Inputs and Depedencies: 1.Requires configuration of the depedant variable which is the value to betested (e.g., “pH 15-Min Avg Used for 3Hr Rolling Avg”). 2. Inputsdescribed in body of code. Outputs: Type: Status message (string) ValueOccures when.... ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------“OK” The 3-hour average was successfully calculated. The result wasinside the specification limit and an EE event was not generated. “EE”The 3-hour average was successfully calculated. The result was outsidethe specification limit and an EE event was generated. “Insuf Data” Theaverage was not calculated because there was less than the minimumrequired number of valid samples (typically 7) “Unit Down” The averagewas not calculated because the unit was down (i.e., no potential toemit) for half or more intervals over the 3-hour period. “Bad Data” Halfor more of the %-Good values were less than 50%. “Null In” Half or moreof the samples were NULL. “No Dep Variable” The dependant variable isnot configured. “No Spec Variable” The input variable from whichspecification limits are retrieved is not configured. “No Limit” TheReject_Limit input constant is not configured (“LR”,“LW”,“UW” or “UR”).“Bad Limit” The retrieved specification limit is NULL. “Bad PctGood” Thelower reject limit of the %-Good variable is NULL. Variables: 1.Described in body of code. Tables Modified: 1. N/A */ CREATE PROCEDUREspLocal_BleachRollingAvgStatus --Input and Output @OutputValuevarchar(25) OUTPUT, --Status message (output) @Var_Id int, --Variable Idof this variable @Start_Time varchar(30), --Beginning of the timeinterval over which the 3-hr average --is calculated. Internallycalculated by Proficy based on the --sample window specified in thevariable sheet. @End_Time varchar(30), --End of the time interval overwhich the 3-hr average --is calculated. Internally calculated by Proficybased on the --sample window specified in the variable sheet. @PctVar_Idint, --Variable Id of the corresponding %-Good variable that--detemiines data validity. @Reject_Limit varchar(2), --Specificationlimit applied in test --(valid values: “LR”,“LW”,“UW” or “UR”)@RejectVar_Id int --The variable Id of the variable with the appropriate--specifications. AS Declare  @DepVar_Id int, -- Dependent variable Id(the variable to be averaged).  @UnitDownCount int, --Number of sampleswith a status of “unit Down”.  @BadDataCount int, --Number of sampleswith a status of “Bad Val”.  @NullCount int, -- Number of samples withNULL values.  @PU_Id int, --Unit Id of this variable  @PctGood float, --Lower reject limit of the %-Good variable.  @PctLimit float, Calculatedupper limit on the number of invalid samples --allowed in the 3-hrwindow.  @Average float, --3- hour rolling average value  @RejectValfloat, -- Specification limit value used to test for EE events @SampleVar int, -- Sampling window for this variable (typ 180 mins). @SampleDepVar int, --Sampling interval of the dependant variable (typ15 mins).  @SampleSize int, -- Calculated expected number of samplesover the interval --to be averaged (typ 12=180/15). @totalcount int--Total number of samples found over the sample window --(typ 12 samplesover 3-hours). Set @OutputValue = ‘OK’ --Get dependant variable IdSelect @DepVar_ID = Var_Id  From Calculation_Instance_Dependencies Where Result_Var_Id = @Var_Id --Validate dependant variable Id If(@DepVar_Id is Null) begin  Select @OutputValue = ‘No Dep Variable’ Return end --Validate variable to which specification limits have beenassigned If (@RejectVar_Id is Null) begin  Select @OutputValue = ‘NoSpec Variable’  Return end --Get the unit Id for this variable Select@PU_Id = PU_Id  From Variables  Where Var_Id = @Var_Id --Validatespecification limit used for comparison (“LR”,“LW”,“UW”, or “UR”) if@Reject_Limit = NULL or @Reject_Limit=” begin  Set @OutputValue = ‘NoLimit’  Return end Set @RejectVal = NULL --Get designated specificationlimit value if @Reject_Limit = ‘LR’ Select @RejectVal = L_Reject  fromvar_specs  where var_id = @RejectVar_Id if @Reject_Limit = ‘LW’ Select@RejectVal = L_Warning  from var_specs  where var_id = @RejectVar_Id if@Reject_Limit = ‘UW’ Select @RejectVal = U_Warning  from var_specs where var_id = @RejectVar_Id if @Reject_Limit = ‘UR’ Select @RejectVal= U_Reject  from var_specs  where var_id = @RejectVar_Id --Validatespecification limit value if @RejectVal = NULL begin  Select@OutputValue = ‘Bad Limit’  Return end --Get the sampling window forthis variable (typicaliy 180-mins) Select @SampleVar = Sampling_Window From Variables  Where Var_Id = @Var_Id --Get the sampling interval ofthe dependant variable (typically 15-mins) Select @SampleDepVar =Sampling_Interval  From Variables  Where Var_Id = @DepVar_Id --Get thelower reject limit of the %-Good variable (typically 50%) select@PctGood = Convert(float,L_Reject) From var_specs Where var_id =@PctVar_Id --Validate the value of the lower reject limit of the %-Goodvariable if @PctGood = NULL or @PctGood = ” begin  Select @OutputValue =‘Bad PctGood’  Return end --Calculate the expected number of samplesover the 3-hour interval (typically 12=180/15) Set @SampleSize =@SampleVar/@SampleDepVar --Calculate the upper limit for the number ofinvalid values allowed in order for the 3-hour --average to becalculated (typically 6=50%*12) Set @PctLimit =Convert(float,@SampleSize)*(@PctGood/100.0) --Store the sample values ofthe dependant variable over the 3-hour window into a temporary tableSelect Result  Into #Tests  From Tests  Where (Var_Id = @DepVar_Id) And(Result_On > @Start_Time) And (Result_On <= @End_Time) --Count thenumber of samples over the 3-hour window Select @totalcount = count(*)From #tests --If there are less than the expected number of samples(typically 12) in the 3-hour window --then send message and quit if@totalcount < @samplesize Begin  Set @OutputValue = ‘Insuf Data’ Returnend --Count the number of samples taken where the unit has no PTE Select@UnitDownCount = Count(*)  From #Tests  Where Result = ‘Unit Down’--Count the number of samples where the corresponding data %-Goodvariable indicates bad data (i.e., CMS event) Select @BadDataCount =Count(*)  From #Tests  Where Result = ‘Bad Val’ --Count the number ofsamples with no value Select @NullCount = Count(*)  From #Tests  WhereResult is Null --Calculate the 3-hour average using only valid samplesIf (@BadDataCount > 0) or (@UnitDownCount > 0) or (@NullCount > 0) Select @Average = SUM(Convert(float,Result))/(@SampleSize -(Convert(float,@UniiDownCount+@BadDataCount+@NullCount))) from #Testswhere (Result <> ‘Bad Val’ and Result <> ‘Unit Down’ and Result is NOTNull) else  Select @Average = SUM(Convert(float,Result))/@SampleSizefrom #Tests where (Result <> ‘Bad Val’ and Result <> ‘Unit Down’andResult is NOT Null) --If the “Unit Down Count” >= the maximum allowable(typically 6) then send message and quit. IfConvert(float,@UnitDownCount) >= @PctLimit  Begin  Set @OutputValue =‘Unit Down’  Return  End --If the “BadDataCount” >= the maximumallowable (typically 6) then send message and quit. IfConvert(float,@BadDataCount) >= @PctLimit  Begin  Set @OutputValue =‘Bad Val’  Return  End --If the “NULL Count” >= the maximum allowable(typically 6) then send message and quit. IfConvert(float,@NullCount) >= @PctLimit  Begin  Set @OutputValue = ‘NullIn’  Return  End --If the sum of the above counts >= the maximumallowable (typically 6) then send message and quit. If(Convert(float,@UnitDownCount)+ Convert(float,@BadDataCount)+Convert(float,@NullCount)) >= @PctLimit  Begin  Set @OutputValue =‘Insuf Data’  Return  End --If there is sufficient data then test for anEE event If @Reject_Limit = ‘LR’ or @Reject_Limit = ‘LW’ begin if@Average < @RejectVal Set @OutputValue = ‘EE’ Return end If@Reject_Limit = ‘UW’ or @Reject_Limit =‘UR’ begin if @Average >@RejectVal Set @OutputValue = ‘EE’ Return end Set @OutputValue = ‘OK’Drop Table # Tests

SpLocal_ManualUpdate /* Procedure Name: spLocal_ManualUpdate   Copyright(C) 2001, International Paper Company Revision History: Date ByDescription ---------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------06/30/2001 SC (Entegreat, Inc.) Initial release O8/21/2001 SC(Entegreat, Inc.) Comments added General Description: This procedureperfonns a signal selection between a manually entered value and anothervariable. If the dependant variable value (the manually entered value)is NULL, the output is the value of the input variable (the PI value).Otherwise, the output is set to the value of the dependant variable.Triggers: 1. Time (based on sample interval for variable) 2. Dependantvariable value change (the manually entered value) 3. Input value change(the PI variable) In order for the calculation to execute, non-optionalcalculation input values cannot be NULL. Inputs and Depedencies: 1.Requires configuration of the depedant variable which is the manuallyentered value. 2. Inputs described in body of code. Outputs: 1. Themanually entered value if it's value is not NULL, otherwise the inputvariable value. Variables: 1. Described in body of code. TablesModified: 1. N/A */ CREATE PROCEDURE spLocal_ManualUpdate @Resultvarchar(25) OUTPUT, --The value of the selected variable @Var_Id int, --Variable Id of this variable @Timestamp datetime, --Timestamp of thisvariable @PIVar_Val varchar(25) --Value of the PI variable AS Declare@ManualVar_Id int --Variable Id of the dependant variable (the manuallyentered value) --Find the variable Id for the manually entered value(the dependant variable) Select @ManualVar_Id = Var_Id  FromCalculation_Instance_Dependencies  Where Result_Var_Id = @Var_Id--Validate the variable Id for the manually entered variable If(@ManualVar_Id is NULL)  Begin  Set @Result = ‘Null ManualVar’  Return End --Get the current value of the manually entered variable Select@Result = Result from Tests  where Var_Id = @ManualVar_Id and Result_On= @TimeStamp --If the value of the manually entered variable is NULL,then output the value of the input variable (PI variable) If (@Result isNULL) or (@Result = ”)  Begin  Set @Result=@PIVar_Val  End

SpLocal_MillDay /* Procedure Name: spLocal_MillDay   Copyright (C) 2001,International Paper Company   Process Management Application GroupRevision History: Date By Description ---------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------06/30/2001 SC (Entegreat, Inc.) Initial release 08/21/2001 SC(Entegreat, Inc.) Comments added General Description: This procedurecalculates a date string for display that coincides with the mill day.The time at which the mill day begins is hard-coded with in thisprocedure (see comments below). Triggers: 1. Time (based on sampleinterval for variable) Inputs and Depedencies: 1. Inputs described inbody of code. Outputs: 1. Date string for the mill day. Variables: 1.Described in body of code. Tables Modified: 1. N/A */ CREATE PROCEDUREspLocal_MillDay @Outputvalue varchar(255) OUTPUT, --MillDay @TimeStampdatetime --Timestamp for this variable AS Declare @Day varchar(25),--Day part of mill day @PreviousDay datetime, --Timestamp for previousday @Month varchar(25), --Month part of mill day @Year varchar(25),--Year part of mill day @MillDay varchar(25), --Millday string @Hourvarchar(25), --Hour part of timestamp @Minute varchar(25), --Minute partof timestamp @time float --Time part of timestamp --initialize variablesSelect @PreviousDay = ” Select @Day = ” Select @Month = ” Select @Year =” --Strip hour and minute from timestamp Select@Hour=DatePart(hh,@Timestamp) Select @Minute=DatePart(mi,@Timestamp)Select @time=100*@Hour+@Minute --Calculate mill day with the new daybeginning at on minute past the mill day rollover --The rollover time ishard-coded within the “If” statement below. If ((@time>=0) and(@time<701)) Begin Select @PreviousDay = DateAdd(dd,−1,@Timestamp)Select @Day = DatePart(dd,@PreviousDay) Select @Month =DatePart(mm,@PreviousDay) Select @Year = DatePart(yyyy,@PreviousDay)Select @MillDay = convert(varchar(25),@Month) + ‘/’ +convert(varchar(25),@Day) + ‘/’ + convert(varchar(25),@Year) End ElseBegin Select @Day = DatePart(dd,@Timestamp) Select @Month =DatePart(mm,@Timestamp) Select @Year = DatePart(yyyy,@Timestamp) Select@MillDay = convert(varchar(25),@Month) + ‘/’ +convert(varchar(25),@Day) + ‘/’ + convert(varchar(25),@Year) End Select@Outputvalue = @MillDay

1. A method for the combined monitoring and reporting of actual andpotential emissions of multiple phases of matter from a productionfacility which utilizes and/or generates such multiple phases of mattercomprising the steps of: a. identifying each of the potential sources ofemission events of gaseous matter generated within the productionfacility and desired to be monitored and reported, b. identifying eachof the potential sources of emission events of liquid matter generatedwithin the production facility and desired to be monitored and reported,c. at each identified potential source of gaseous or liquid emissionevent, providing means for detecting an emission event occurring at saidsource and generating an event signal which is representative of adetected emission event of a respective one of gaseous or liquidemission events at said source, said signal being representative of atleast the occasion of the emission event, the volumetric extent of theevent, the timing of the event, and the location of the event with theproduction facility, d. transmitting said event signal from itsidentified source thereof to at least one central location, e.generating a further signal representative of an operational phase ofthe production facility which is associated with each identifiedpotential source of an emission event, f. transmitting said signalrepresentative of an operational phase of the production facility tosaid at least one central location, g. at said central location,monitoring said incoming signals from said sources of emission eventsand said signals representative of respective associated operationalphases of operation of the production facility associated with saidsources of emission events, comparing each of said signals fromrespective ones of said sources of emission events with said signalsrepresentative of a respective one or more operational phase of theproduction facility associated with said source of said emission eventto determine the status of the operation of the production facility atthe time of said emission event, h. reporting as actual emission eventsonly those emission events which positively correlate with an associatedongoing production phase of the production facility at the time of thereported emission event.
 2. The method of claim 1 and the steps of a.monitoring one or more of the operational phases of the productionfacility for input of raw materials to said one or more operationalphases of the production facility, b. generating a signal which isrepresentative of the quantity of raw materials input into each of saidmonitored operational phases of the production facility, c. transmittingsaid signal representative of the quantity of raw materials input intoeach of said operational phases of the production facility to said atleast one central location, d. generating an signal which isrepresentative of the quantity of product output from the productionfacility associated with said raw materials input to the productionfacility, e. transmitting said signals representative of the quantity ofproduct output from the production facility associated with said rawmaterials input to the production facility, f. at said at least onecentral location, comparing said signals from said raw materials inputwith corresponding product output from the production facility to derivea value representative of the loss, if any, of raw materials in thecourse of conversion of said raw materials into product output of theproduction facility, and g. providing a report showing the relationshipof raw material loss, if any, from the production facility relative tothe occurrence, if any, of emission events reported to said at least onecentral location during the time between introduction of said rawmaterials input and the product output of the production facilityemploying said raw materials input.
 3. The method of claim 2 andincluding the step of comparing the total emission of gaseous materialover a given time period to the total regulatory allowable emission ofgaseious material over said given time period.
 4. The method of claim 2and including the step of comparing the total emission of liquidmaterial over a given time period to the total regulatory allowableemission of liquid material over said given time period.